California Online Voter Guide
November 2012 General Election
22nd edition
Proposition 34 - Death penalty.
Initiative Statute
- Official Summary
- Official Voter Guide page
- Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information
- Who Signed the Ballot Arguments
- Media Coverage
- Follow the Money/Top Donors
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Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Directs $100 million to law enforcement agencies for investigations of homicide and rape cases.
Fiscal Impact:
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Ongoing state and county criminal justice savings of about $130 million annually within a few years, which could vary by tens of millions of dollars. One-time state costs of $100 million for local law enforcement grants.
A YES vote on this measure means: No offenders could be sentenced to death under state law. Offenders who are currently under a sentence of death would be resentenced to life without the possibility of parole. The state would provide a total of $100 million in grants to local law enforcement agencies over the next four years.
A NO vote on this measure means: Certain offenders convicted for murder could continue to be sentenced to death. The status of offenders currently under a sentence of death would not change. The state would not be required to provide local law enforcement agencies with additional grant funding.
This page features the Legislative Analyst's analysis, pro-con arguments and the full proposition text.
Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information
- Yes on Proposition 34
Steve Smith
YES on 34—SAFE California Campaign
237 Kearny St. #334
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 525-9000
info@safecalifornia.org
www.YesOn34.org - No on Proposition 34
Californians for Justice and Public Safety
455 Capitol Mall, Suite 600
Sacramento, CA 95814
www.waitingforjustice.net
Who Signed the Ballot Arguments
- Yes on Proposition 34
Gil Garcetti, District Attorney. Los Angeles County, 1992-2000
Jeanne Woodford, Warden, California's Death Row prison, 1999-2004
Jennifer A. Waggoner, President, League of Women Voters of California
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, City of Los Angeles
Hon. John Van de Kamp, Attorney General, State of California, 1983-1991
Judge Ladoris Cordell (Retired), Santa Clara County Superior Court - No on Proposition 34
Hon. Pete Wilson, Former Governor of California
Marc Klaas, Father of 12-Year-Old Murder Victim Polly Klaas
Keith Royal, President, California State Sheriffs’ Association
Carl V. Adams, President, California District Attorneys Association
Kermit Alexander, Family Executed by Los Angeles Gang Member
Ron Cottingham, President, Peace Officers Research Association of California
Media Coverage
News articles and editorials are available from Maplight. excerpts from and links to news coverage of the propositions on the ballot.
A list of top donors for and against this measure is avaialble from Maplight. A list of all donations of $10,000 or more is available from the Fair Political Practices Commission. Comprehensive disclosure data is avaialbe from the Secretary of State.
This page was first published on October 1, 2012 |
Last updated on
November 29, 2012
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