Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Board of Pardons and Paroles Initiative (1920)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and Law enforcement |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Arizona on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a Board of Pardons and Paroles and regulating the granting of commutations, pardons, and paroles. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a Board of Pardons and Paroles and regulating the granting of commutations, pardons, and paroles. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 11,571 | 30.97% | ||
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25,794 | 69.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT TO REGULATE THE MAKING OF APPLICATIONS, FOR AND GRANTING OF COMMUNICATIONS, PARDONS, AND PAROLES, AFTER CONVICTION, FOR ALL OFFENSES; TO CREATE A BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES AND DEFINE THE DUTIES THEREOF, TO REPEAL TITLE XXI, PARDONS AND REPRIEVES, PART TWO, PENAL CODE, REVISED STATUTES OF ARIZONA, 1913, AND ALL ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH PROPOSED ACT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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