2004 California Proposition 66
Proposition 66 was a California ballot proposition on the November 2, 2004 ballot. It was a proposed amendment to the California three-strikes law (implemented in 1994 with Proposition 184). Prop 66 would have required the third felony charge against a suspect to be especially violent and/or serious crimes to mandate a 25-years-to-life sentence. It also would have changed the definition of some felonies.[1] It was rejected by voters, with 52.7% voting against the proposition.
Though polls indicated that the measure would be overwhelmingly approved by California voters,
Days away from the election, Governor
Nicholas contributed $3 million to the campaign
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 No
|
6,238,060 | 52.68 |
| Yes | 5,604,060 | 47.32 |
| Valid votes | 11,842,120 | 94.06 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 747,563 | 5.94 |
| Total votes | 12,589,683 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,557,273 | 76.04 |
See also
- California Proposition 36 (2000)- a successful amendment to the three-strikes law
- California Proposition 47 (2014)- a successful amendment to the three-strikes law
References
- ^ "Proposition 66: Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment - California State Government".
- ^ "PROPOSITION 66 / Efforts to reform 'three strikes' law likely to be on ballot again". 4 November 2004.
- ^ TV-commercial of Arnold Schwarzenegger against Proposition 66
- ^ HighBeam[dead link]
- ^ a b Mathews, Joe (November 7, 2004). "How Prospects for Prop. 66 Fell So Far, So Fast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2016.