Proposition 62

Death Penalty. Initiative Statute.

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Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Increases the portion of life inmates' wages that may be applied to victim restitution. Fiscal Impact: Net ongoing reduction in state and county criminal justice costs of around $150 million annually within a few years, although the impact could vary by tens of millions of dollars depending on various factors.

Proposition 62 and Proposition 66 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: 3,958,001 [46.1%]

No votes: 4,636,796 [53.9%]

Details

Pro/Con
Pro: 

Proponents of Proposition 62 believe the death penalty system is a failure with huge costs for California taxpayers. They claim that victims' families are not served by executions. They also claim the risk of executing an innocent person is real. Supporters claim that Proposition 62 would require death row felons to work and pay restitution to their victims' families.

Yes on 62
Yes on 62 Facebook
Yes on 62 Twitter

Con: 

Opponents of Proposition 62 assert that death row inmates deserve execution, and that their victims deserve the justice and closure that it brings. They claim that the death penalty system needs to be re-worked due to the number of felon appeals which bog down the system.

No on 62, Yes on 66
No on 62, Yes on 66 Facebook
No on 62, Yes on 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
Non-Partisan
KCET Props in a Minute: Prop 62 - Death Penalty Abolish
KCET Props in a Minute: Prop 62 - Death Penalty Abolish
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. 62: Death Penalty Abolition
Claremont McKenna College Video Voter - Prop. 62: Death Penalty Abolition
Opponents
No on Prop. 62, Yes on 66
No on Prop. 62, Yes on 66
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