2022 Alabama Amendment 1

2022 Alabama Amendment 1

November 8, 2022
Allow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 1,020,464 80.48% No 247,554 19.52% Valid votes 1,268,018 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 1,268,018 100.00%
Yes   >90%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Alabama Amendment 1, officially the Allow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment, and commonly referred to as Aniah's Law, is an legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. state of Alabama on November 8, 2022, concurrent with the 2022 United States elections. The amendment was approved by voters. [2] Background The killing of Aniah Blanchard led to a statewide response after it was revealed that the killer had been previously released from jail on bond after being charged with kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder. [3] A constitutional amendment to expand the list of felonies that an individual could be denied bail first was first considered as early as 2019. [4] Blanchard's mother spoke in front of the Alabama Legislature about a possible amendment as well. [5] The amendment was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives with a unanimous vote. [6] It then passed the Alabama Senate with 30 in favor and 0 against, officially placing it on the November 2022 ballot. [7] Impact The amendment changed the Constitution of Alabama to allow bail to be denied to individuals who committed certain felonies. [7] References "Canvass of Results General Election November 8, 2022" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. State of Alabama. Retrieved September 8, 2025. "Voters pass Aniah's Law, named after slain Homewood native". WVTM. November 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2025. Cason, Mike (October 31, 2022). "Alabama Amendment 1: Aniah's Law adds charges for which defendants can be held without bail". AL.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025. Specker, Lawrence (March 18, 2019). "Legislator wants to make it easier to deny bond". AL.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025. Cason, Mike (January 27, 2020). "Aniah Blanchard's mother says bail reform is 'my fight'". AL.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025. Moore, Justin (February 24, 2021). "'Aniah's Law' passes Alabama House, brings peace of mind to victims' families". NBC 15. Retrieved September 8, 2025. Moseley, Brandon (April 8, 2021). "Alabama Senate passes Aniah's Law". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2025. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.