2026 ballot measure forecast

Louisiana Amendment 3

No post conviction bail for crimes against minors

Prohibits post conviction bail for people convicted of certain aggravated offenses against children. The forecast has Yes at 76.8 percent against the 50 percent it needs, a >99% chance to pass.

Very likely to passConstitutional amendment referred by the legislatureCriminal justiceUpdated October 17, 2026
Chance to pass
>99%
2,000 simulations
Forecast Yes
76.8%
80% range 67 to 85
Needs
50%
a simple majority
Polling average
None
No public polls found

County forecast

64 of 64 parishes vote Yes
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Polls of the measure

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedYesNoUndecidedYes, adjusted
No public polls of this measure. The forecast rests on how comparable measures have run and how it reached the ballot.
How this is built
Amendment 3 is forecast as a criminal justice measure whose Yes vote leans Republican. Comparable measures from 2018 to 2024 set how far its Yes share moves with Louisiana's partisanship and with each county's 2024 presidential vote, and how it reached the ballot moves it further. Polls then pull the forecast toward them by recency and size, after splitting undecided voters two to one for No. Sources: wafb.com, theballotbrief.com, news.ballotpedia.org. All measures.