Constitutional Amendments

Every Tennessee voter decides these 3. Each page has the official ballot title word for word, what a yes or no vote does, and links to the full text.

• Amendment 1: Bail Let judges deny bail for more serious crimesspecial majority to pass

  Biggest change: Adds terrorism, second-degree murder, aggravated rape of a child, aggravated rape, grave torture, and any other offense for which, as of November 3, 2026, a defendant, if convicted, could not be released before serving at least 85% of the entire sentence.

• Amendment 2: State property tax Ban a state property taxspecial majority to pass

  Biggest change: Bars the Legislature from levying, authorizing or permitting any state tax on real, personal or mixed property..

• Amendment 3: Crime victims' rights New list of rights for crime victimsspecial majority to pass

  Biggest change: Deletes Article I, Section 35 and replaces it with a new list of 13 rights for crime victims..

All three were placed on the ballot by the General Assembly, which had to pass each one twice (the second time by a two-thirds vote). Each amends the Tennessee Constitution. To pass, an amendment needs more YES than NO votes, and its YES votes must be more than half of all the votes cast for governor. So skipping an amendment question while voting for governor works much like a NO vote. Source: Secretary of State: 2026 proposed constitutional amendments ↗.