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California Proposition 66, Changes to Three Strikes Criminal Sentencing Law Initiative (2004)

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California Proposition 66
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Election date
November 2, 2004
Topic
Civil and criminal trials
Status
Defeatedd Defeated
Type
State statute		Origin
Citizens

California Proposition 66 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 2, 2004. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state's three-strikes criminal sentencing law to reduce the number of crimes for which someone can be sentenced for life.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state's three-strikes criminal sentencing law to reduce the number of crimes for which someone can be sentenced for life.


Election results

California Proposition 66

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 5,604,060 47.32%

Defeated No

6,238,060 52.68%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 66 was as follows:

“

Limitations on “Three Strikes” Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment. Initiative Statute.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“
  • Amends "Three Strikes" law to require increased sentences only when current conviction is for specified violent and/or serious felony.
  • Redefines violent and serious felonies. Only prior convictions for specified violent and/or serious felonies, brought and tried separately, would qualify for second and third "strike" sentence increases.
  • Allows conditional re-sentencing of persons with sentences increased under "Three Strikes" law if previous sentencing offenses, resulting in the currently charged felony/felonies, would no longer qualify as violent and/or serious felonies.
  • Increases punishment for specified sex crimes against children.
”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Fiscal impact statement

The fiscal impact statement was as follows:

“
  • Net state savings of potentially several tens of millions of dollars initially, increasing to several hundred million dollars annually, primarily to the prison system.
  • Increased county costs of potentially more than ten million dollars annually for jail and court-related costs.

[1]

”


Path to the ballot

In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated statutes filed in 2004, at least 373,816 valid signatures were required.

See also

2004 Measures

California

News and analysis


External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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