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New Jersey Transfer of Judiciary Probation Functions Amendment (2014)
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A New Jersey Transfer of Judiciary Probation Functions Amendment did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have authorized a statute transferring the probation functions of the judiciary branch to the State Parole Board. Identical measure on this issue were proposed in the Senate and Assembly: Assembly Concurrent Resolution 83 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 80.[1][2]
Text of measure
If the measure had been placed on the ballot in its introduced form, it would have appeared as follows:[1][2]
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Support
- Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-37), sponsor
- Assemlbywoman Alison McHose (R-24), sponsor
- Assemlbyman Craig Coughlin (D-19), sponsor
- Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-35), sponsor
- Assemblyman Daniel Benson (D-14), sponsor
- Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-37), sponsor
- Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-14), cosponsor
- Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-36), cosponsor
- Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-30), cosponsor
- Assemblyman Thomas Giblin (D-34), cosponsor
- Assemblyman David Rible (R-30), cosponsor
- Assemblyman Brian Rumpf (R-9), cosponsor
- Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-9), cosponsor
- Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter (D-35), cosponsor
- Rep. Parker Space (R-24), cosponsor
- Sen. Steven Oroho (R-24), cosponsor
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution
In New Jersey, proposed constitutional amendments have two ways of achieving ballot access. The New Jersey Legislature can either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions.
ACR 83 was introduced on January 16, 2014, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.[4] SCR 80 was introduced on February 27, 2014, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 83," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Senate Concurrent Resolution 80," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey ACR 83, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey CR , 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 30, 2014
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