2016 California Proposition 66

none Proposition 66 Death Penalty Procedure Time Limits 6626159 6333731 14610509 19411771 2016 California Proposition 66 results map by county.svg County results For #7D9CBB 60%–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50%–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Against #BCBC83 60%–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50%–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Source: California Secretary of StateStatement of Vote - November 8, 2016, General Election December 16, 2016 http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/general-election-november-8-2016/statement-vote/ January 7, 2017 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.Proposition 66. California General Election November 8, 2016. Official Voter Information Guide. http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/en/propositions/66/ California Secretary of State 10 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009094355/http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/en/propositions/66/ 9 October 2016 dead The intention of Proposition 66 was to speed up the process of capital trials and executions.http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-prop-62-prop-66-20160826-snap-story.html Props 62 and 66: California voters should end the death penalty, not speed it up The Times Editorial Board 3 September 2016 Los Angeles Times 11 October 2016 Proposition 66 was approved by voters in the November general election, with 51.1% voting to speed up executions.Miller Jim California votes to keep death penalty https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article113661704.html 11 November 2016 The Sacramento Bee 9 November 2016 Proposition 62, which would have abolished the death penalty in California, was rejected by voters in the same election, with 53.1% voting against it. If voters had passed both Proposition 62 and Proposition 66, then the measure with the most "Yes" votes would have taken effect.Shafer Scott Election 2016: Proposition 62 http://elections.kqed.org/measure/2025/info/proposition-62 20 October 2016 KQED News 20 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161020173933/http://elections.kqed.org/measure/2025/info/proposition-62 dead The measure was opposed by the editorial boards of the Los Angeles Times,The Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times Props 62 and 66: California voters should end the death penalty, not speed it up http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-prop-62-prop-66-20160826-snap-story.html 20 October 2016 Los Angeles Times 3 September 2016 the San Francisco Chronicle,The Editorial Board of the San Francisco Chronicle Fight crime, not futility: Abolish death penalty http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fight-crime-not-futility-Abolish-death-penalty-9185804.php 20 October 2016 San Francisco Chronicle 25 August 2016 and The Sacramento Bee.The Editorial Board of the Sacramento Bee End the illusion: Abolish the death penalty https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article106795422.html 20 October 2016 The Sacramento Bee 7 October 2016 State supreme court ruling After Prop 66 passed, former California Attorney General John Van de Kamp, along with Ron Briggs (whose father John Briggs was the sponsor of Prop 7 in 1978, which expanded capital punishment in California), challenged the measure in court. On December 20, 2016, the California Supreme Court stopped Prop 66 from going into effect pending resolution of the legal challenge.California Supreme Court halts voter-approved death penalty measure, Associated Press (December 20, 2016). The measure's constitutionality was upheld 5–2 on August 24, 2017, though the state supreme court held that one provision requiring it to decide direct appeals of capital cases within five years was directive rather than mandatory. The court ordered that Prop 66 take effect after this decision becomes final. Supreme Court Case: S238309 http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/mainCaseScreen.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2169445&doc_no=S238309 appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov August 24, 2017 References External links No on 66 https://web.archive.org/web/20161011140411/https://nooncaprop66.org/ 2016-10-11 Category:2016 California ballot propositions Category:Capital punishment in California Category:Capital punishment referendums Category:Capital punishment ballot measures in the United States