Death Penalty – Props 62 & 66
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016Hey Californians, did you know that we’re voting on the death penalty in this election? (I didn’t realize it was on the ballot until I sat down and actually read all the measures, so I thought I’d mention it here.) Not only that, but we’re voting on it twice with Prop 62 and Prop 66 but each Measure does something drastically different!
PROP 62 – DEATH PENALTY. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
– Repeals the death penalty in California
– Changes death penalty sentences into life imprisonment without possibility of parole sentences
– Applies retroactively to existing death sentences
(I’m voting YES on 62 because I think the death penalty is wrong and expensive.)PROP 66 – DEATH PENALTY. PROCEDURES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
– Limits petitions for people with death penalty sentences (petitions = appeals)
– Gives prison officials more freedom to develop execution methods
– Basically, makes it easier to kill prisoners faster
(I’m voting NO on 66 because I think death penalty is wrong and expensive and lots of people have been exonerated from death row because of new evidence discovered during appeals.)There are a lot of other important measures to vote on this year too – give yourself plenty of time to read thru everything!
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