09/05/2026
Sharing day 3 from Houston County Republican Women. Know before you vote!
🙏🇺🇸 DAY 3 — AMENDMENT 3
🇺🇸🗳️ KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE: ALABAMA AMENDMENT 3
The Pledge of Allegiance & Student-Led Prayer in Public Schools
Amendment 3 will likely be one of the more talked-about amendments on Alabama’s November ballot, so it is important to understand exactly what it says — including what it does not require.
WHAT IS THE LAW NOW?
The Alabama Constitution currently does not require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring every public K–12 school to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance each school day or policies specifically allowing student-initiated and student-led prayer.
WHAT WOULD AMENDMENT 3 DO?
If voters approve Amendment 3, every local board of education would be required to adopt a policy requiring public K–12 schools to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag at the beginning of each school day.
Students would be given the opportunity to participate — but participation would remain voluntary.
The amendment would also require local school boards to adopt a policy allowing student-initiated and student-led prayer in public K–12 schools.
An important part of the amendment is the word student-led.
It would not require students to pray.
The official ballot statement specifically says that no student could be required to participate in prayer, and students could opt out of both the Pledge and prayer based on their own beliefs.
Reported violations of the policy would be reviewed by the local superintendent of education.
✅ WHAT DOES A YES VOTE MEAN?
A YES vote means you support adding these requirements to the Alabama Constitution and requiring local school boards to establish policies for the daily Pledge and student-initiated, student-led prayer.
❌ WHAT DOES A NO VOTE MEAN?
A NO vote means the Alabama Constitution would not be changed to impose these statewide policy requirements on local boards of education.
💰 According to the Fair Ballot Commission, there are no costs or taxes associated with Amendment 3.
📌 ONE THING TO REMEMBER:
The amendment requires schools to provide the opportunity, but it does not require an individual student to participate in either the Pledge or prayer.
Tomorrow, we finish our series with Amendment 4 — The Star-Spangled Banner in Alabama public schools. 🇺🇸🎶