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Public Question 1 Bail for Offenses Other Than Murder or Treason Amendment

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Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)On the November 3, 2026 ballot

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Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026

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Public Question 1: Bail for Offenses Other Than Murder or Treason Amendment
Passed, WISH-TV reported.WISH-TV, “Bayh to become Indiana secretary of state; ballot questions advance”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

Reports are checked daily until Indiana certifies on November 24; the official result is the state's certified count.

Indiana Public Question 1 (Bail for Offenses Other Than Murder or Treason Amendment) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Official ballot language: Currently, under the Constitution of the State of Indiana, a person charged with murder or treason is not entitled to be released on bail if the proof is evident or the presumption strong. Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to provide that a person charged with an offense other than murder or treason is not entitled to bail if: (1) the proof is evident or the presumption strong; and (2) the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions will reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community? (This question concerns Article 1, Section 17.)

As of November 4, 2026, WISH-TV reported that Indiana Public Question 1 passed; the result is unofficial until Indiana certifies it on November 24.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports amending Article 1, Section 17 so that a person charged with an offense other than murder or treason can be denied bail when the proof is evident or the presumption strong and the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions will reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community.
A NO vote Keeps Indiana's current constitutional bail provisions.
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Official ballot language: Currently, under the Constitution of the State of Indiana, a person charged with murder or treason is not entitled to be released on bail if the proof is evident or the presumption strong. Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to provide that a person charged with an offense other than murder or treason is not entitled to bail if: (1) the proof is evident or the presumption strong; and (2) the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions will reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community? (This question concerns Article 1, Section 17.)

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How it reached the ballot

Public Question 1 reached the Indiana ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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