Unanimity is necessary for the five-member Pennsylvania Board of Pardons to recommend that the governor grant a pardon or commute a sentence of life in prison or death.
Pennsylvania's Board of Pardons must vote unanimously in order for a person to be recommended for a pardon. HB 1410 would change it to a simple majority.
Pennsylvania s Board of Pardons must vote unanimously in order for a person to be recommended for a pardon. HB 1410 would change it to a simple majority.The post A proposed
HARRISBURG — Unanimity is necessary for the five-member Pennsylvania Board of Pardons to recommend that the governor grant a pardon or commute a sentence of life in prison or death.