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California Proposition 17, Permit Death Penalty Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Death penalty |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 17 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that nothing in the California Constitution prohibits the death penalty. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that nothing in the California Constitution prohibits the death penalty. |
Election results
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California Proposition 17 |
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5,447,165 | 67.54% | ||
| No | 2,617,514 | 32.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 17 was as follows:
| “ | Death Penalty. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amends California Constitution to provide that all state statutes in effect February 17, 1972 requiring, authorizing, imposing, or relating to death penalty are in full force and effect, subject to legislative amendment or repeal by statute, initiative or referendum; and that death penalty provided for under those state statutes shall not be deemed to be, or constitute, infliction of cruel or unusual punishments within meaning of California Constitution, article I, section 6, nor shall such punishment for such offenses be deemed to contravene any other provision of California Constitution. Financial impact: None. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1972, at least 520,806 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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