California Proposition 195 (1996)

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California Proposition 195, also known as the Murder: Special Circumstances Act was on the March 26, 1996 primary election ballot in California as a legislatively-referred state statute, where it was approved.

Proposition 195 added three types of first-degree murder to the state's list of special circumstances that are punishable by the death penalty or by life imprisonment with no parole. The three types of first-degree murder added to the special circumstances list are:

• First-degree murder committed during a carjacking.
• First-degree murder committed during a carjacking-kidnap.
• First-degree murder of a juror in retaliation for performing his or her official actions or to prevent the juror from carrying out his or her official duties.

Proposition 196, on the same March 1996 ballot, also passed, and added an additional type of first-degree murder to the list of special circumstances.

Election results

California Proposition 195 (1996)
		Percentage
Yes		85.8%
No		14.2%
Total votes		100%

Ballot language

The language that appeared on the ballot:

Adds murder during a carjacking, murder resulting from a carjacking kidnap and the intentional murder of a juror in retaliation for, or prevention of, the performance of the juror's official duties to the existing list of special circumstances for first-degree murder for which the death penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is authorized.

Joined to Proposition 196 (Chapter 478, Statutes of 1995). If both measures pass, murder by intentional discharge of firearm at persons from a motor vehicle is also added to the list of special circumstances.

The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided an estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 195. That estimate was:

"Probably minor additional state costs."

Path to the ballot

Proposition 195 was voted onto the ballot by the California State Legislature via Senate Bill 32 (Statutes of 1995, Chapter 477).

• The vote to put it on the ballot in the California State Assembly was 59 affirmative votes and 7 negative votes.
• The vote in the California State Senate was 28 "yes" and 2 "no."

Campaign donations

According to the campaign finance reporting system sponsored by the California Secretary of State, no money was spent supporting or opposing Proposition 195.^[1]

See also

• California 1996 ballot propositions

External links

• Official Voter Guide to Proposition 195
• Full text of Proposition 195
• March 1996 California elections results (PDF)

References

1. ↑ Summary of campaign expenditures for Proposition 195

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