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New Jersey Bail Process Amendment (2012)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The New Jersey Bail Process Amendment did not make the November 2012 ballot in the state of New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have changed the bail process in the state by giving judges the option to keep those considered a danger to the community in prison before their trial. The measure was proposed while the state legislature was in 2012 session.[1]
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- See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution
In New Jersey, the state legislature must approve a proposed amendment by a supermajority vote of 60% but the same amendment can also qualify for the ballot if successive sessions of the New Jersey State Legislature approve it by a simple majority. Four states (Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey and Pennsylvania) have an either/or system: a proposed amendment must be passed by simple majority in two separate legislative sessions, or by a supermajority vote of one session.
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