Proposition 66

Death Penalty. Procedures. Initiative Statute.

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Changes procedures governing state court challenges to death sentences. Designates superior court for initial petitions and limits successive petitions. Requires appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals. Exempts prison officials from existing regulation process for developing execution methods. Fiscal Impact: Unknown ongoing impact on state court costs for processing legal challenges to death sentences. Potential prison savings in the tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 66 and Proposition 62 are competing initiatives on the same topic. If both should receive a majority of the vote, the initiative receiving the most votes would prevail.

Semi-Official Election Results:

Yes votes: 4,197,708 [50.9%]

No votes: 4,044,864 [49.1%]

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Details

Pro/Con
Pro: 

Proponents of Proposition 66 advocate reforming the death penalty procedures, rather than ending it as proposed by Proposition 62. They claim Proposition 66 will speed up the death penalty appeals process while ensuring that no innocent person is ever executed.

No on Prop. 62, Yes on Prop. 66
No on Prop. 62, Yes on Prop. 66 Facebook
No on Prop. 62, Yes on Prop. 66 Twitter

Con: 

Opponents of Proposition 66 believe that the measure would increase the risk of executing an innocent person. They claim the measure will increase prison spending, and add government bureaucracy and taxpayer costs to the appeals system. They also say the measure is poorly written, and would expose the state to expensive litigation.  

No on Prop. 66
No on Prop. 66 Facebook
No on Prop. 66 Twitter

Polling

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KCET Props in a Minute videos

Video Voter - A Guide to California’s Ballot Measures. Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College

Project for an Informed Electorate Initiative Explainer videos, California State University, Sacramento

 

Multimedia
Supporters
No on Prop. 62, Yes on 66 - Sandy Friend Speaks - Mother of Murdered Boy Michael Lyons
No on Prop. 62, Yes on 66 - Sandy Friend Speaks - Mother of Murdered Boy Michael Lyons
Non-Partisan
KCET Props in a Minute: Prop 66 - Death Penalty Speed Up
KCET Props in a Minute: Prop 66 - Death Penalty Speed Up
Sacramento State - Project for an Informed Electorate - Prop 62 and Prop 66
Sacramento State - Project for an Informed Electorate - Prop 62 and Prop 66
Claremont McKenna College Video Voter - Prop. 66: Death Penalty Enhancement
Claremont McKenna College Video Voter - Prop. 66: Death Penalty Enhancement
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