10:20 P.M.:

The latest statewide numbers reported by the Associated Press:

YES - 357,036 (65 percent)

NO - 193,072 (35 percent)

1,900 of 2,136 precincts reporting

9:45 P.M.:

Almost two thirds of voters said yes.

These are the statewide numbers:

YES - 349,029 (65 percent)

NO - 184,713 (35 percent)

1,870 of 2,136 precincts reporting

8:51 P.M.:

The Associated Press has declared the amendment approved.

8:47 P.M.:

With a majority of the vote in, those in favor of the amendment have a strong lead.

These are statewide numbers:

YES - 244,011 (64 percent)

NO - 135,604 (36 percent)

1,277 of 2,136 precincts reporting

By a rough calculation, the opposition would need to capture more than 70 percent of the remaining vote for the amendment to fail.

8:43 P.M.:

The statewide vote is far from over, but Jefferson County looks like it has spoken:

YES - 43,832 (76 percent)

NO - 13,571 (24 percent)

252 of 360 precincts reporting

That's a three-to-one yes vote with a good majority of the votes in.

---

8:17 P.M.:

The latest statewide numbers:

YES - 102,964 (65 percent)

NO - 54,521 (35 percent)

That's with 557 of 2,136 precincts reporting.

8:07 P.M.:

Updated statewide total.

YES - 64,187 (63.89 percent)

NO - 36,277 (36.11 percent)

8:05 P.M.:

More Jefferson numbers: 19,399 yes, 6,228 no, 23 percent turnout.

8:00 P.M.:

Updated numbers from Jefferson County.

Again, for Jefferson County only, it's 15,048 yes, 4,192 no, with 83 of 360 precincts voting. Turnout is at 23.43 percent at this point.

7:47 P.M.:

Some new numbers in.

With 52 of 2,136 precincts reporting:

YES - 9,158 (63 percent)

NO - 5,477 (37 percent)

7:27 P.M.:

The first results from Jefferson County are in.

With four precincts reporting, it's 643 yes, 128 no.

Combined with our earlier numbers, that's 1,587 yes, 545 no.

7:17 P.M.:

We've got our first results coming in.

With three precincts reporting:

YES - 944 (69 percent)

NO - 417 (31 percent)

Early county-by-county results: Autauga, 68 yes, 55 no; Coffee, 19 yes, 21 no.

6:47 P.M.:

While we wait for the first round of results, here's some of the latest reporting we've done on this issue.

Just hours ago, David White reported the political action committee for Keep Alabama Working -- an organization in favor of the amendment's passage --

, bringing its total monies raised to $1,174,776.

6:33 P.M.:

We're logged in to share the live results of tonight's vote -- both in the aggregate as well as county-by-county -- on whether $437 million will be transferred from the Alabama Trust Fund to the state's General Fund over the next three years.

Between updates, we welcome your comments and thoughts. Did you vote? How was turnout? Do you think the amendment will pass?

On Twitter (see left box), we'll be sharing our previous coverage of the issue, and retweeting your most salient points.

We expect to have our first update within the hour.