If the chancellor rejected their recommendations, the boards could submit another list of candidates.
The 59 boards submit requests twice yearly for Parks Department trees.
Yet the board submitted the memo secretly and never publicly disclosed its concerns about search-warrant practices.
A report that the board submitted to the attorney general's office in May listed a total of 303 inmates who were "past-eligible" and awaiting hearings.
After the deadline passes, the board submits a compliance report to the court or police, ending the board's involvement.
"It's really a matter of what, if anything, the board may have submitted to be put into the plan."
It recommended that its shareholders wait until Feb. 5, when its board will submit a review of the offer to them.
After the hearings, the full board will convene and submit recommendations to the governor, though he may grant or deny clemency regardless of its advice.
Ultimately, the boards may submit as many as four candidates to the Chancellor and must explain the reasons for their recommendations.
Chapter 102 requires that the board submit the returns by 5 p.m. on the seventh day following the election.