I knew I was going to feel ignorant.
But thanks for answering, you never know unless you ask.
MONTGOMERY -- A statewide recount on an amendment question showed that voters narrowly decided to keep language in the Alabama Constitution supporting segregation and poll taxes, according to unofficial totals released yesterday. Secretary of State Nancy Worley said voters defeated the amendment by just 1,850 votes out of more than 1.3 million cast. The original vote count showed the amendment lost by the same margin. The amendment would have erased unenforced language from Alabama's Constitution that required segregated schools and poll taxes, designed to keep blacks from voting. Supporters of the amendment said the language is a painful and embarrassing reminder of the South's divisive past, and makes Alabama look bad to companies who might want to do business in the state. (AP)
