Politics
Carmel mayor urges Indiana voters to back expanded no-bail authority for judges
Mayor Sue Finkam and state Fraternal Order of Police President Rick Snyder are urging voters to approve a ballot measure that would let judges hold more defendants without bail. The proposed constitutional amendment will be decided on Election Day.
Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam and Rick Snyder, president of Indiana’s Fraternal Order of Police, are urging voters to support a state constitutional amendment that would expand judges’ authority to hold defendants without bail.
The measure is on the ballot for Election Day. Voters’ decision would determine whether judges gain broader power to keep defendants in custody rather than release them on bail while their cases proceed. Finkam and Snyder are calling for a “yes” vote, but the available details do not specify their arguments for the amendment or the measure’s exact language.