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Alabamians took a strong stance on punishment when they took to the polls on May 19. The proposed Statewide Amendment 1 (Aniah’s Law expansion) passed with 83.61% of the vote. There were 4,785 yes votes and 16.39% or 938 votes were no. 

Amendment 1 asked Alabama voters whether judges should have expanded authority to deny bail to people charged with additional violent crimes before trial. 

Originally published on citizenofeastalabama.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.