by Ralph Bristol, Oct. 13, 2026 -
Amendment 1 — Denying bail for serious crimes
Currently, Tennessee's Constitution generally guarantees bail before trial except in capital cases.
This amendment would allow judges to deny bail for additional serious offenses, including terrorism, second-degree murder, aggravated rape and crimes requiring offenders to serve at least 85% of their sentences.
Amendment 2 — Prohibiting state property taxes
Tennessee currently has no statewide property tax, but the legislature retains the authority to impose one.
This amendment would permanently prohibit a state property tax unless voters subsequently changed the Constitution.
County and municipal property taxes would be unaffected.
Amendment 3 — Expanding crime victims' rights
Known as Marsy's Law, this amendment would expand constitutional protections for crime victims.
Among other things, victims would have stronger rights to receive information about proceedings, participate in parole hearings, receive notice of prisoner releases and have their safety considered in release decisions.
NOTE: An amendment must receive more YES votes than NO votes, and its YES votes must exceed half the total votes cast in the governor's race.
Ralph Bristol is the former long-time morning talk radio host broadcasting on Supertalk 99.7 WTN. He was one of the less provocative and bombastic of conservative radio personalities, more thoughtful and grounded in conservative ideas. He left talk radio in 2018 and retired. He lives in Nashville.
Rod's Comment: These three proposed amendments will be on the Tennessee November 3rd ballot. Please vote yes on all three. To read the full text of the amendments, follow this link.
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