2016 California Proposition 66
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Proposition 66 was a California ballot proposition on the November 8, 2016, ballot to change procedures governing California state court challenges to capital punishment in California, designate superior court for initial petitions, limit successive petitions, require appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals, and exempt prison officials from existing regulation process for developing execution methods.[1] Proposition 66 was approved by voters in the November general election, with 50.9% voting to speed up executions.[2] Proposition 62 was rejected by voters in the same election, with only 46.1% voting to end executions.[2]
The intention of Proposition 66 is to speed up the process of capital trials and executions.[3]
If voters had passed both Proposition 66 and its competing measure, California Proposition 62 (2016), which would abolish the death penalty, then the measure with the most votes would take effect.[4]
The measure was opposed by the editorial boards of the Los Angeles Times,[5] the San Francisco Chronicle,[6] and The Sacramento Bee.[7]
References
- ^ "Proposition 66. California General Election November 8, 2016. Official Voter Information Guide". California Secretary of State. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b Miller, Jim (9 November 2016). "California votes to keep death penalty". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ The Times Editorial Board (3 September 2016). "Props 62 and 66: California voters should end the death penalty, not speed it up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Shafer, Scott. "Election 2016: Proposition 62". KQED News. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ The Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times (3 September 2016). "Props 62 and 66: California voters should end the death penalty, not speed it up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ The Editorial Board of the San Francisco Chronicle (25 August 2016). "Fight crime, not futility: Abolish death penalty". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ The Editorial Board of the Sacramento Bee (7 October 2016). "End the illusion: Abolish the death penalty". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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