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Title: Requires a Defendant's Potential Risk Factors be Considered when Setting Bail

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a joint resolution that establishes a constitutional amendment that requires judge's consider a defendant's potential risk to public safety factors when setting bail.

NOTE: A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REQUIRES APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS IN BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE IN TWO CONSECUTIVE SESSIONS AND APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING IN A STATEWIDE REFERENDUM.

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Title: Requires a Defendant's Potential Risk Factors be Considered when Setting Bail

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a joint resolution that establishes a constitutional amendment that requires judge's consider a defendant's potential risk to public safety factors when setting bail.

NOTE: A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REQUIRES APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS IN BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE IN TWO CONSECUTIVE SESSIONS AND APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING IN A STATEWIDE REFERENDUM.

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Title: Requires a Defendant's Potential Risk Factors be Considered when Setting Bail

NOTE: RESOLUTIONS ARE USED PRIMARILY TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CHAMBER THAT THEY ARE INTRODUCED OR PASSED IN. THEY ONLY HAVE THE FORCE OF THE CHAMBER PASSING IT. THEY ARE NOT SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CAN NOT BECOME PUBLIC LAW.

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