2012 California Proposition 34

none August 2014 Proposition 34 Repeal of Proposition 17 (Death Penalty) California November 6, 2012 5,974,243 6,460,262 12,434,505 2012 California Proposition 34 results map by county.svg County results For #47729E 70%–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #7D9CBB 60%–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50%–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Against #8B8B54 70%–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #BCBC83 60%–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50%–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Source: https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/06-sov-summary.pdf Secretary of State, California Proposition 34 was a California ballot measure that was decided by California voters at the statewide election on November 6, 2012. It sought to repeal Proposition 17, originally passed by voters in 1972, thus abolishing the death penalty in California. The proposition was defeated 52% against to 48% in favor, https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/06-sov-summary.pdf 13 Statement of Vote – November 6, 2012, General Election California Secretary of State Debra Bowen December 31, 2015 despite the fact that supporters had spent 6 times more money in the campaign than opponents. Background A coalition of law enforcement officials, murder victims’ family members, and wrongly convicted people launched the initiative campaign for the “Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement for California Act”, or SAFE California, Prop. 34.http://www.safecalifornia.org/about Supporters SAFE California August 24, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140826160730/http://www.safecalifornia.org/about August 26, 2014 mdy-all If it had been passed by California voters on November 6, 2012, Prop. 34 would have replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, require people sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole to work in order to pay restitution to victims’ families, and allocate approximately $30 million per year for three years to police departments for the purpose of solving open murder and rape cases.http://www.safecalifornia.org/facts/about SAFE California About Prop. 34 SAFE California 2012-11-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121111211116/http://www.safecalifornia.org/facts/about November 11, 2012 mdy On March 1, 2012, the SAFE California Campaign submitted 799,589 signatures to qualify for the election on November 6, 2012.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/03/death-penalty-opponents-move-closer-to-november-ballot-initiative.html Los Angeles Times Death penalty opponents move closer to November ballot initiative March 1, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121113215625/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/03/death-penalty-opponents-move-closer-to-november-ballot-initiative.html November 13, 2012 mdy-all On April 23, 2012, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced that the initiative had been approved and would be on the November ballot.http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures www.sos.ca.gov dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120829201803/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm August 29, 2012 July 23, 2017 Prop. 34 was ahead in the most recent Los Angeles Times poll, in October 2012, when voters heard about "the financial ramifications and details of [Prop. 34's] effect on prisoners."http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-death-penalty-20121026,0,7370020.story Support for end to California death penalty surges dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121215212558/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-death-penalty-20121026%2C0%2C7370020.story December 15, 2012 mdy-all 2012-10-26 Los Angeles Times Proponents Proponents of Prop. 34 cite the cost of implementing the death penalty as a major motivating factor behind the initiative.http://www.safecalifornia.org/facts/savings Costs & Savings SAFE California dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130115165337/http://www.safecalifornia.org/facts/savings January 15, 2013 July 23, 2017 A 2011 study by former prosecutor and federal judge Arthur Alarcón indicates that California has spent approximately $4 billion to execute 13 people since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-jun-20-la-me-adv-death-penalty-costs-20110620-story.html Los Angeles Times Carol J. Williams Death penalty costs California $184 million a year, study says June 20, 2011 The Legislative Analyst's Office official analysis of the proposition shows that Prop. 34 will likely save taxpayers over 100 million dollars per year.https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2012/general/pdf/34-title-summ-analysis.pdf Death Penalty. Initiative Statute vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov July 23, 2017 Proponents of Prop. 34 also cite the possibility of executing an innocent person as a major motivating factor behind the initiative. http://www.safecalifornia.org/facts/innocence Innocence SAFE California dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121104205001/http://www.safecalifornia.org/facts/innocence November 4, 2012 July 23, 2017 A recently released study by the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, shows that California's rate of wrongful convictions is the highest in the nation.July 2017 Supporters of Prop. 34 include: The California Democratic Partyhttp://www.safecalifornia.org/about/other-organizations Endorsements from Organizations and Unions (147) SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20160519162939/http://www.safecalifornia.org/about/other-organizations May 19, 2016 July 23, 2017 July 2017 The California Nurses Association The League of Women Voters of California The California State NAACP All the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Californiahttp://www.cacatholic.org/index.php/issues2/reverence-for-life/death-penalty/538-prop-34-support CA Bishops Support Prop 34 to End the Use of the Death Penalty California Catholic Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20121007004746/http://www.cacatholic.org/index.php/issues2/reverence-for-life/death-penalty/538-prop-34-support October 7, 2012 July 23, 2017 All the bishops of the Episcopal Church in Californiahttp://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/10/10/california-bishops-release-statement-supporting-proposition-34/ California bishops release statement supporting Proposition 34 Episcopaldigitalnetwork.com 2012-10-10 2017-07-23 October 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121012042321/http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/10/10/california-bishops-release-statement-supporting-proposition-34/ dead Jeanne Woodford, the former warden of San Quentin State Prison who presided over four executionshttp://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/enforcement/woodford Jeanne Woodford SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145622/http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/enforcement/woodford June 20, 2012 July 23, 2017 Gil Garcetti, the former district attorney of Los Angeles Countyhttp://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/enforcement/garcetti Gil Garrett SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145622/http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/enforcement/garcetti June 20, 2012 July 23, 2017 Franky Carrillohttp://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/innocent/carrillo Franky Carrillo, Jr. SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145622/http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/innocent/carrillo June 20, 2012 July 23, 2017 and Obie Anthony,http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/innocent/obies-story Pboe Anthony SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145622/http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/innocent/obies-story June 20, 2012 July 23, 2017 who were wrongly convicted of murder and spent decades in prison before their exoneration Deldelp Medinahttp://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/victims/medina Deldelp Medina SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145622/http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/victims/medina June 20, 2012 July 23, 2017 and Aqeela Sherrills,http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/victims/sherrills Aqeela Sherrills SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145622/http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/victims/sherrills June 20, 2012 July 23, 2017 family members of murder victims Don Heller,http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/new-voices/heller Don Heller SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145622/http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/new-voices/heller June 20, 2012 July 23, 2017 the author of the 1978 initiative that expanded the use of the death penalty in Californiahttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/07/us/fighting-to-repeal-california-execution-law-they-championed.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all The New York Times Adam Nagourney Fighting to Repeal California Execution Law They Championed April 6, 2012 Ron Briggs,http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/new-voices/ron-briggs Ron Briggs SAFE California https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145622/http://www.safecalifornia.org/stories/new-voices/ron-briggs June 20, 2012 July 23, 2017 a main proponent of the 1978 initiative that expanded the use of the death penalty in Californiahttps://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-xpm-2012-feb-12-la-oe-briggs-death-penalty-20120212-story.html Los Angeles Times Ron Briggs California's death penalty law: It simply does not work February 12, 2012 Opponents Some Prop. 34 detractors do not believe the studies that indicate that the death penalty in California is more expensive than life in prison without the possibility of parole.https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75540_Page2.html California death penalty on November ballot - Associated Press Politico.Com 2017-07-23 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095452/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75540_Page2.html dead Others admit that the system is broken, but hold out hope that it can be fixed, despite the fact that "reform attempts have failed to make it past the California State Legislature."http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/05/cast-converts-rally-around-death-penalty-repeal A Cast Of Converts Rallies Around Death Penalty Repeal Neon Tommy 2012-05-08 2017-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120712102547/http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/05/cast-converts-rally-around-death-penalty-repeal July 12, 2012 dead When proposition 34 was defeated, Michael Rushford, a death penalty supporter, said the election was a call for California officials to "streamline the appeals process, expand the pool of defense attorneys qualified to handle capital cases, and execute inmates with a single lethal drug instead of the three-drug mixture now used".June 2024 medicmedic References 2 External links Official CA Voter Information Guide - 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