Because of the constraints of the Alabama Constitution, which centralizes power in the state legislature, only seven counties (Jefferson, Lee, Mobile, Madison, Montgomery, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa) in the state have limited home rule.
bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə kənstɹˈeɪnts ʌvðɪ ˌæləbˈæmə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, wˌɪtʃ sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzᵻz pˈaʊɚɹ ɪnðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ, ˈoʊnli sˈɛvən kˈaʊntiz dʒˈɛfɚsən, lˈiː, mˈoʊbəl, mˈædɪsən, mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi, ʃˈɛlbi, ænd tˈʌskɐlˌuːsə ɪnðə stˈeɪt hæv lˈɪmɪɾᵻd hˈoʊm ɹˈuːl.