Bail denial, state property tax, victims’ rights amendments pass All three amendments to the state constitution were proposed by Tennessee’s Republican supermajority Hannah Herner Hannah Herner Author twitter Author email Nov 3, 2026 Nov 3, 2026 Updated Nov 4, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Howard Office Building on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026 Photo: Angelina Castillo Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Voters weighed in on three constitutional amendments during Tuesday’s election — all of which passed by a relatively wide margin.Amendment One × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 7:CDE 2>6?5>6?E @? E96 32==@E 6IA2?5D E96 492C86D 7@C H9:49 2 ;F586 42? 56?J 32:= 367@C6 EC:2=] k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm$A@?D@C65 3J $6?2E6 |2;@C:EJ {6256C y24< y@9?D@? W#\uC2?<=:?X[ E96 7:CDE 2>6?5>6?E 72465 AFD9324< 7C@> 3@E9 D:56D @7 E96 2:D=6 2D :E >256 :ED H2J E9C@F89 E96 %6??6DD66 v6?6C2= pDD6>3=J] w@H6G6C[ :E 2=D@ D2H DFAA@CE :? #6A] p?E@?:@ !2C<:?D@? Ws\|6>A9:DX[ H9@ 4:E65 G:@=6?E 4C:>6 :? 9:D 5:DEC:4E E92E 96 36=:6G6D 4@F=5 92G6 366? AC6G6?E65 :7 ;F586D 925 366? 23=6 E@ 56?J 32:=] k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmq67@C6 E96 2>6?5>6?E’D A2DD286[ E96 %6??6DD66 r@?DE:EFE:@? DE2E65 E92E 2== A6@A=6 244FD65 @7 2 4C:>6 92G6 E96 C:89E E@ 32:=[ 2D:56 7C@> E9@D6 492C865 H:E9 2 42A:E2= @776?D6] k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmyF586D 42? ?@H 56?J 32:= 7@C A6@A=6 244FD65 @7 24ED @7 E6CC@C:D>[ D64@?5\568C66 >FC56C[ 288C2G2E65 C2A6[ 8C2G6 E@CEFC6[ G69:4F=2C 9@>:4:56 2?5 42C;24<:?8[ 2D H6== 2D 2?J @776?D6 E92E H@F=5 C6BF:C6 E92E A6CD@?[ :7 4@?G:4E65[ E@ D6CG6 2E =62DE gd A6C46?E @7 E96:C D6?E6?46] %9@D6 @776?D6D 2C6 ?@E 6IA=:4:E=J :56?E:7:65 :? E96 2>6?5>6?E] %96 p>6C:42? r:G:= {:36CE:6D &?:@? @7 %6??6DD66 @AA@D65 E96 2>6?5>6?E[ ?@E:?8 E92E AC6EC:2= 56E6?E:@? 42? 4@DE E96 244FD65 “2 ;@3[ 9@FD:?8[ 72>:=J DE23:=:EJ[ 2?5 E96 23:=:EJ E@ 96=A AC6A2C6 2 5676?D6]” k^Am Howard Office Building on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026 Photo: Angelina Castillo k9a 5:ClQ=ECQmp>6?5>6?E %H@k^9amkA 5:ClQ=ECQm%6??6DD66 5@6D ?@E 4FCC6?E=J :>A@D6 2 DE2E6 AC@A6CEJ E2I[ 2?5 7@==@H:?8 A2DD286 @7 }@G] b’D D64@?5 AC@A@D65 2>6?5>6?E[ E96 DE2E6 H@?’E 36 23=6 E@ :>A@D6 @?6 :? E96 7FEFC6] $FAA@CE6CD @7 E96 2>6?5>6?E ?@E6 E92E =@42= 8@G6C?>6?ED 2=C625J :>A@D6 AC@A6CEJ E2I6D] w@H6G6C[ E9@D6 @AA@D65 E@ E96 3:== H2?E65 E@ <66A 2? @A6?:?8 7@C E96 8@G6C?>6?E E@ :?DE:EFE6 2 DE2E6 AC@A6CEJ E2I :7 C6G6?F6 :D ?66565 :? E96 7FEFC6] k^Amk9a 5:ClQ=ECQmp>6?5>6?E %9C66k^9amkA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 E9:C5 2>6?5>6?E[ 2=D@ <?@H? 2D |2CDJ’D {2H[ D66<D E@ 6IA2?5 E96 C:89ED @7 G:4E:>D E@ 2 =:DE @7 `b C:89ED] xE’D 32D65 @? 2 ?2E:@?2= 42>A2:8? ?2>65 7@C |2CD2=66 “|2CDJ” }:49@=2D[ H9@ H2D >FC56C65 3J 96C 6I\3@J7C:6?5 :? `hgb[ 2?5 H9@D6 72>:=J H2D ?@E ?@E:7:65 3J E96 ;F5:4:2= DJDE6> H96? E96 E@\36\4@?G:4E65 A6CA6EC2E@C H2D C6=62D65 @? 32:=] %96 =:DE :?4=F56D E96 C:89E E@ 36 AC6D6?E 2?5 962C5 2E 2== AF3=:4 4C:>:?2= AC@4665:?8D :?G@=G:?8 E96 244FD65[ E96 C:89E E@ 36 7C66 7C@> 92C2DD>6?E @C :?E:>:52E:@? 3J E96 244FD65[ 2?5 E96 C:89E E@ 36 ?@E:7:65 @7 E96 C6=62D6[ EC2?D76C @C 6D42A6 @7 E96 244FD65] k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 2>6?5>6?E H2D @AA@D65 3J E96 pr{& @7 %6??6DD66[ 3642FD6 :E F??646DD2C:=J C6A=246D 4FCC6?E G:4E:>D’ C:89ED :? E96 %6??6DD66 r@?DE:EFE:@? 2?5 H@F=5 42FD6 92C> E@ E9@D6 HC@?87F==J 244FD65] k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmk6>myF=:2??6 p<6CD 4@?EC:3FE65 C6A@CE:?8] k^6>m%9:D DE@CJ H2D AF3=:D965 :? 4@==23@C2E:@? H:E9 !@DE k6>mD:DE6C AF3=:42E:@?Dk^6>m }2D9G:==6 $46?6 k6>m2?5k^6>m (:==:2>D@? $46?6]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Bail Property Tax First Amendment To The United States Constitution Constitution Of Tennessee Crime Judge Justice Criminal Law Public Law Law Criminal Justice Hannah Herner Author twitter Author email Follow Hannah Herner Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Trending Disaffected conservatives flock to independent David Hatley Giarratana no longer selling units in Prime high-rise Marsha Blackburn, Jerri Green talk business Cyntoia Brown Long calls Jerri Green a ‘liar’ Victoria Broderick flips 4th Congressional District blue
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