BATON ROUGE - Ahead of election day, WBRZ is breaking down the constitutional amendments voters will encounter on the November ballot, two of which include stricter measures regarding post-conviction bail and also term limits for governors.

As previously reported, Amendment One involved special homestead exemption transfers for surviving spouses of disabled veterans. If approved by voters, Amendment Two would allow taxing bodies more flexibility when raising and lowering property taxes.

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, or PAR, released a guide last week explaining the constitutional amendments on the ballot.

On the ballot, the language for Amendment Three, according to the Secretary of State, reads as follows:

"Do you support an amendment to prohibit a defendant from being released on any post-conviction bail if the defendant is convicted of an aggravated offense against a minor child?"

The Louisiana Constitution provides the right to bail, and the circumstances for which bail is not to be allowed. Even after a defendant is convicted, when it involves certain crimes, existing law allows those people to be released on bail while awaiting sentencing or even after.

"There are different parts or times that you can get bail. You can get bail when you're arrested, but you can also have bail post-conviction. You've been arrested, there's been a trial, you've been convicted. You have an area where you can also receive bail. This amendment is only dealing with the post-conviction period," PAR President Steven Procopio said.

According to PAR, only a judge can decide whether to allow a person out on post-conviction bail. If voters approve Amendment Three, that post-conviction bail will be prohibited when it comes to certain crimes like rape, sexual battery and kidnapping involving children.

"There's not even a judge that can say, 'You do,' you just don't have bail. That's just not an option for you," Procopio said.

Amendment Four on the ballot could alter term limits for those serving as governor if approved by voters.

The proposed amendment, according to the Secretary of State, reads as follows:

"Do you support an amendment to prohibit a person who has served more than one and one-half terms as governor from being elected as governor for any future term?"

Right now, the Louisiana Constitution permits people to run and serve for two consecutive terms as governor. Then, they must wait one term before running for a third and subsequent terms.

The amendment, if approved, would make the two-term limit permanent, preventing people from serving as governor for more than eight years altogether.

"What this would do is that you could only serve two terms, period. It's more like the president of the United States. You serve two terms, and you're done," Procopio said.