Ballot measure · Louisiana · November 3, 2026

Proposed Amendment No. 3

On Louisiana's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2,3

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would add a rule that a person convicted of an aggravated offense, as defined in state law at R.S. 15:541, against a victim who is a minor cannot be released on bail after conviction.2,3 New art. I, § 18(C)

A no vote

A no vote would keep the constitution's current right to bail and its existing exceptions, which do not include this added rule for people convicted of those offenses against minors.2,3 Present Constitution, Proposed Amendment No. 3

More about it

The offenses listed in R.S. 15:541 include rape, several forms of sexual battery, kidnapping of a child, and trafficking of children for sexual purposes, among others.2 Proposed Amendment No. 3

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3

The legislature proposed this amendment as Act 271 of the 2026 Regular Session (House Bill 51) and set it for the November 3, 2026 statewide election.1,3

It is on Louisiana's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,2,4 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Louisiana's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. The amendment passes if a majority of the voters who vote on it approve it.5 La. Const. art. XIII, § 1(C)