At Least One Vote Result I Heartily Approve Of...
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 12:05 am
A true victory for justice:
California rejects ban on death penalty, opts to speed up executions
California voters defeated a ballot measure to repeal the state’s death penalty, while voting to pass a rival measure backed by prosecutors that would seek to speed up executions.
For the second time in four years, voters rejected a law to reduce the maximum sentence for capital crimes to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Proposition 62 was defeated 54 percent to 46 percent.
Proposition 66, which would set strict timelines for state court rulings in capital cases and limit future appeals, won with a narrow 51 percent of the vote, with 99 percent of precincts reporting.
“The voters of California are affirming fairly strongly, once again, that they are in favor of the death penalty,” said Contra Costa County District Attorney Gary Peterson, a spokesman for the campaign to defeat Prop. 62 and pass Prop. 66.