Amendment 3: Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment
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What a yes vote does
Remove language from the Tennessee Constitution that allowed the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishments, and replace it with "Slavery and involuntary servitude are forever prohibited.".
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The legislature put it before voters.
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