California "Three Strikes" Initiative (2016)
{{Expansion depth limit exceeded| name = California "Three Strikes" Initiative | election date = November 8, 2016 | state = California | year = 2016 | status = Not on the ballot | status image = | type = Initiated state statute | topic =Law enforcement | ballot language = }}{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} The "Three Strikes" Initiative (#15-0048) was not put on the November 8, 2016 ballot as an {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} in California.
The measure would have required that felonies committed before California's three strikes law passed in 1994 would not count toward those three strikes.Expansion depth limit exceeded
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot title was:Expansion depth limit exceeded {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Three Strikes Law. Pre-1994 Strikes. Initiative Statute.|}}
Ballot summary
The official ballot summary was:Expansion depth limit exceeded {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Provides that serious or violent felonies committed before passage of the three strikes law in 1994 do not count as strikes toward three strikes sentencing. Drops definition of crimes that count as strikes for purpose of three strikes law. Makes changes to the law that allowed resentencing for certain three strikes inmates; does not extend expired deadline to petition for resentencing. Declares that purpose of imprisonment includes rehabilitation. Removes crime of criminal threats and some first-degree burglaries from list of serious felonies that may not be plea-bargained.}}
Full text
The full text of the measure can be found here.
Fiscal impact
Note: The fiscal impact statement for a California ballot initiative authorized for circulation is jointly prepared by the state's legislative analyst and its director of finance. The statement read:Expansion depth limit exceeded {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Net state savings related to prison and parole operations that would likely range from the low- to mid-hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Increased county costs that could exceed one hundred million dollars annually, primarily due to increased county jail and community supervision operations.|}}
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
- Julie Piccolotti submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on September 16, 2015.
- A title and summary were issued by California's attorney general's office on October 19, 2015.
- 365,880 valid signatures are required for qualification purposes.
- Supporters {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|start=04/18/2016 12:00am CST|before=have|after=had}} until April 18, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
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See also
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Footnotes
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