The state legislature has retained power over local governments by refusing to pass a constitutional amendment establishing home rule for counties, as recommended by the 1973 Alabama Constitutional Commission.
ðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ hɐz ɹᵻtˈeɪnd pˈaʊɚɹ ˌoʊvɚ lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənts baɪ ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ tə pˈæs ɐ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɐmˈɛndmənt ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ hˈoʊm ɹˈuːl fɔːɹ kˈaʊntiz, æz ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd baɪ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ˌæləbˈæmə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl kəmˈɪʃən.