Louisiana Post-Conviction Bail Amendment (2022)

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Louisiana Post-Conviction Bail Amendment
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Election date
November 8, 2022
Topic
Civil and criminal trials
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
State legislature

The Louisiana Post-Conviction Bail Amendment was not on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]

The amendment would have amended the state constitution to provide that the state legislature may provide in state law for post-conviction bail. As of 2022, setting bail was up to the sole discretion of judges.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question for the amendment would have been as follows:[1]

“ Do you support an amendment to provide that post-conviction bail shall not be solely in the discretion of the judge but shall be allowed only in accordance with bail provisions as provided by the Legislature of Louisiana and that bail for crimes of violence and drug offenses where the proof is evident and the presumption of guilt is great shall not be solely in the discretion of the judge but shall be allowed only in accordance with bail provisions as provided by the Legislature of Louisiana? (Amends Const. Art. I, Sec. 18(A))


[ ]Yes [ ] No[2]

”

Full text

The full text is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution

In Louisiana, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature to refer a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

This amendment was introduced as Senate Bill 4 on January 26, 2022. On May 17, 2022, the state Senate passed SB 4 by party lines in a vote of 27-11, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats voting against. The measure was not passed before the legislature adjourned the 2022 legislative session on June 6, 2022.[1]

Vote in the Louisiana State Senate
May 17, 2022
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 26  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total27110
Total percent71.05%0.00%28.95%
Democrat0110
Republican2700

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Louisiana State Legislature, "Senate Bill 4," accessed May 18, 2022
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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