Ballotpedia.org political website: on Crime
Donald Trump:
Think of the VICTIMS and keep the death penalty
Proposition 62, Repeal of the Death Penalty, was on the Nov. 8, 2016, ballot in California as an initiated state statute. It was defeated.- A "yes" vote supported repealing the death penalty and making life without the possibility of parole the
maximum punishment for murder.
- A "no" vote opposed this measure repealing the death penalty.
- On March 13, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an executive order placing a moratorium on the death penalty. He said, "The intentional killing of another
person is wrong and as Governor, I will not oversee the execution of any individual. Our death penalty system has been, by all measures, a failure. It has provided no value as a deterrent."
- President Donald Trump (R) responded to Gov. Newsom's
executive order, saying, "Defying voters, the Governor of California will halt all death penalty executions of 737 stone cold killers. Friends and families of the always forgotten VICTIMS are not thrilled, and neither am I!"
Source: Ballotpedia.org on California ballot measure voting records
Jul 2, 2019
Gavin Newsom:
Moratorium on the California death penalty
Proposition 62, Repeal of the Death Penalty, was on the Nov. 8, 2016, ballot in California as an initiated state statute. It was defeated.- A "yes" vote supported repealing the death penalty and making life without the possibility of parole the
maximum punishment for murder.
- A "no" vote opposed this measure repealing the death penalty.
- On March 13, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an executive order placing a moratorium on the death penalty. He said, "The intentional killing of another
person is wrong and as Governor, I will not oversee the execution of any individual. Our death penalty system has been, by all measures, a failure. It has discriminated against defendants who are mentally ill, black and brown, or can't afford expensive
legal representation. It has provided no public safety benefit or value as a deterrent. It has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. Most of all, the death penalty is absolute. It's irreversible and irreparable in the event of human error."
Source: Ballotpedia.org on California ballot measure voting records
Mar 13, 2019
Jim Neely:
Let courts reduce life-without-parole to include parole
Bill sponsorships by Jim Neely: - Allows a court to reduce a life without parole sentence to a sentence of life with eligibility for parole in certain circumstances
1/23/2020: Read Second Time (House) -
Requires Amber alerts to include an embedded Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that references a resource on the internet that provides additional information or technological capabilities
1/30/2020: Read Second Time (House) - Requires lethal injections to be administered in a manner that allows consenting inmates to donate organs: AN ACT To repeal sections 536.010 and 546.720,
RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to state executions.
1/30/2020: Referred: General Laws(House)
Source: Ballotpedia.org on Missouri legislative voting record
Jan 30, 2020
Tom Steyer:
More parole opportunities for convicted non-violent felons
Report on Steyer's stance and spending on ballot initiatives: - California Proposition 57, Parole for Non-Violent Criminals and Juvenile Court Trial Requirements (2016)
- Steyer Supported; Steyer spent $1.75 million; outcome:
Approved
- Proposition 57 was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in California as a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute. It was approved.
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A "yes" vote supported increasing parole and good behavior opportunities for felons convicted of nonviolent crimes and allowing judges, not prosecutors, to decide whether to try certain juveniles as adults in court.
- A "no" vote opposed this measure
increasing parole and good behavior opportunities for felons convicted of nonviolent crimes and favored keeping the current system of having prosecutors decide whether to try certain juveniles as adults in court.
Source: Ballotpedia.org on California ballot measure voting records
Jul 2, 2019
Tom Steyer:
Repeal the California death penalty
Report on Steyer's stance and spending on ballot initiatives: - California Proposition 62, Repeal of the Death Penalty (2016)
- Steyer Supported; Steyer spent $1.75 million; outcome: Defeated
- California Proposition 62 was on the
November 8, 2016, ballot in California as an initiated state statute. It was defeated.
- A "yes" vote supported repealing the death penalty and making life without the possibility of parole the maximum punishment for murder.
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A "no" vote opposed this measure repealing the death penalty.
- On March 13, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an executive order placing a moratorium on the death penalty.
- President Donald Trump responded to
Gov. Newsom's executive order, saying, "Defying voters, the Governor of California will halt all death penalty executions of 737 stone cold killers. Friends and families of the always forgotten VICTIMS are not thrilled, and neither am I!"
Source: Ballotpedia.org on California ballot measure voting records
Jul 2, 2019
Bob McDonnell:
Allow use of drones for law enforcement
On January 9, 2013, Ben Cline introduced HB 2012 in the Virginia House of Representatives, a bill which limited state and local law enforcement agencies' use of unmanned drone aircraft. Cline's bill banned all use of drones by state and local
agencies except for Amber Alerts and search and rescue operations until May 1, 2015. HB 2012 became the first bill of its kind nationwide to be passed when the General Assembly approved it 83-16 on February 5, 2013.
The Senate bill, Senator Donald McEachin's SB 1331, also passed on February 5. Governor Bob McDonnell (R) proposed amendments to the moratorium that would create more openings for law enforcement use and industry research and production.
The bill passed with McDonnell's amendments.
Source: Ballotpedia.org: Virginia legislative voting record HB 2012
Jan 1, 2018
Kamala Harris:
Personally opposed to death penalty; as DA, never pursued it
While Harris has argued that she has always been personally opposed to the death penalty, some media sources questioned whether she altered her position in the run-up to election in 2010. Though she stated in her 2004 inaugural address as
San Francisco's District Attorney that she would never charge the death penalty, when asked during her campaign for attorney general if there would ever be a time when she would seek the death penalty,
she answered, "We take each case on a case by case basis, and I'll make decisions on each case as they arise."The Chris Kelly campaign, in an effort to emphasize the San Francisco DA's refusal to enforce the law, released a video that shows
Harris telling an astonished reporter for the local KTVU news station that "she had never seen a case that merited pursuing the death penalty during her time as District Attorney."
Source: Ballotpedia.org coverage of 2016 California Senate race
Jan 30, 2004
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