PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ALABAMA PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR

WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2026 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2026-
119 (HB371), which ordered an election to be held on a proposed amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022 relating to Pike County, Alabama; and WHEREAS notice of this election, together with the proposed amendment, is required by law to be given by proclamation of the Governor, to be published once a week for four successive weeks preceding the date appointed for the election in each newspaper qualified to
run legal notices in the county affected; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kay Ivey, as Governor of the State of Alabama, do hereby give notice, direct, and proclaim that on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, an election will be held in Pike County, Alabama, in the manner and form provided by law upon the following proposed amendment to the Constitution of 2022 of the State of Alabama:
AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY ACT NO. 2026-119 The Judge of Probate of Pike County may exercise equity jurisdiction concurrent with that of the circuit court in cases originally filed in the Probate Court of Pike County if the judge of probate is a licensed attorney in the State of Alabama. In any case subject to this amendment, the judge of probate shall possess the power and authority of a circuit court judge trying the case, and the case shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as a case filed in circuit court. The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply in the cases except as otherwise
specifically provided by law. This amendment is self-executing, but the Legislature may enact additional laws to implement this amendment if needed. FURTHER, I proclaim and direct that this proclamation shall be published once a week for the four successive weeks immediately preceding Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in each newspaper qualified to run legal notices in Pike County, Alabama.

The Messenger
Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2026
PROCLAMATION