Amendment 3Constitutional amendment · Put on the ballot by lawmakers
Daily Pledge and Student Prayer
Explain it like I'm 5
Public schools would hold the Pledge of Allegiance each day and allow prayer started and led by students. Students would not have to say the pledge or join the prayer.
Yes vote
Adding constitutional requirements for a daily voluntary pledge policy and student-initiated, student-led prayer policies.
No vote
Leaving these matters under existing law and local policy instead of adding the requirements to the Constitution.
The question to ask yourself
Are existing laws sufficient, or should these policies be placed in the state Constitution?
The case for
- It would make these protections harder for future lawmakers to remove.
- Students who want to pray would have a clearly protected opportunity.
- Students could still opt out of participation.
Backed by: Rep. Reed Ingram, sponsor
The case against
- Existing state law already addresses the pledge and student-led prayer.
- School prayer policies could create pressure or questions about religious neutrality.
- Constitutional provisions are harder to revise than ordinary laws.
Opposed by: No organized opposition found
- Money
- The official ballot statement says there are no costs or taxes associated with the amendment.
- Don't be misled
- It is misleading to say the amendment forces students to pray or recite the pledge because it protects the right to opt out.