Constitutional amendment; clarifying Pardon and Parole Board voting procedures.

This constitutional amendment (SJR 27) clarifies voting procedures for Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board. It specifies that a tie vote on clemency recommendations for death row inmates does not count as a denial, and establishes rules for using alternate board members when regular members are absent or recused. Alternates must come from the same appointing authority as the absent member and have 180 days to review cases. The amendment directly affects the Board's operations and death penalty cases seeking clemency. It does not change the Board's authority over parole recommendations for nonviolent offenses.