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Allow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment | |||||||||||||||||||
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_results.svg) Yes >90% 80–90% 70–80% 60–70% 50–60%
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Alabama Amendment 1, officially theAllow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment, and commonly referred to asAniah's Law, is anlegislatively referredconstitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in theU.S. state ofAlabama on November 8, 2022, concurrent with the2022 United States elections. The amendment was approved by voters.[2]
Thekilling of Aniah Blanchard led to a statewide response after it was revealed that the killer had been previously released from jail on bond after being charged with kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder.[3] A constitutional amendment to expand the list of felonies that an individual could be denied bail first was first considered as early as 2019.[4] Blanchard's mother spoke in front of theAlabama Legislature about a possible amendment as well.[5]
The amendment was passed by theAlabama House of Representatives with a unanimous vote.[6] It then passed theAlabama Senate with 30 in favor and 0 against, officially placing it on the November 2022 ballot.[7]
The amendment changed theConstitution of Alabama to allow bail to be denied to individuals who committed certain felonies.[7]
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