Virginia Board for the Review of Capital Punishment, Reprieves, and Pardons Amendment (1944)
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| Topic Criminal sentencing and Death penalty |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Virginia Board for the Review of Capital Punishment, Reprieves, and Pardons Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the General Assembly to create a board, to be appointed by the governor, to commute capital punishment and to grant reprieves and pardons. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to create a board, to be appointed by the governor, to commute capital punishment and to grant reprieves and pardons. |
Election results
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176,545 | 74.20% | ||
| No | 61,399 | 25.80% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Board for the Review of Capital Punishment, Reprieves, and Pardons Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall section seventy-three of the Constitution of Virginia be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for a board to be appointed by the Governor, and to vest in such board the power to commute capital punishment, and to grant reprieves and pardons? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Virginia Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Virginia General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Virginia House of Delegates and 21 votes in the Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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