Georgia Amendment 7, Board of Pardons and Paroles Amendment (1972)

Georgia Amendment 7
Election date November 7, 1972
Topic Administrative organization and Parole policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1972. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported changing the composition of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to 5-7 members and establishing a seven-year term for members.

A "no" vote opposed changing the composition of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to 5-7 members and establishing a seven-year term for members.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		488,635	67.88%
No		231,188	32.12%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be composed of not less than five or more than seven members, and to provide that future members of the Board shall serve for a period of seven years or until removed by the concurrent action of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution

A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1972 Measures

• 1972 Measures
• Parole policy on the ballot
• Administrative organization on the ballot
• 1972 legislative sessions

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