Amendment One is named Aniah’s Law after Aniah Blanchard. In 2019 Blanchard was abducted at an Auburn gas station and police say she was murdered by a man who was out on bond.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - There are a number of constitutional amendments on November’s ballot that Alabamians will have an opportunity to vote on.at an Auburn gas station. Police say she was murdered by a man who was out on bond.The suspect still awaits trial. In the meantime, Harris wants to decrease the number of violent offenders on the street.
“2021 it went through the House and the Senate unanimously the bill. And so it’s called Aniah’s Law,” explained Harris.Shane Hughes, a county commissioner for Fayette County, is supportive of the law and works closely with Blanchard’s family to promote its importance. “I’m a retired police officer. I’ve dealt with it. And there’s some folks that just do not need to be on street,” said Hughes.
The law will give judges more discretion to deny bail to people for any of these offenses in the first degree:
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