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Amendment 1 Remove Right to Bail for Certain Criminal Offenses Measure

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

Tennessee Amendment 1 (Remove Right to Bail for Certain Criminal Offenses Measure) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Remove the right to bail for specified criminal offenses

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports removing the constitutional right to bail for specified criminal offenses.
A NO vote Keeps the constitution's current bail provisions.
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Remove the right to bail for specified criminal offenses

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About this measure

How it reached the ballot

Amendment 1 reached the Tennessee ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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