3,978,287 / 77.1% Yes votes ...... 1,188,113 / 22.9% No votes

• Amends Penal Code section 190, which provides that second degree murder of peace officer who defendant knows or should know is performing official duty, is punishable by 25 years to life in prison, to provide that such murder, if committed either intentionally, with intent to commit great bodily injury, or with personal use of a firearm or dangerous or deadly weapon, is punishable by life in prison without parole. Eliminates duplicative provision in Penal Code.
• Persons convicted of any murder may not earn credits in prison to reduce the sentence.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

Persons convicted of murder would no longer be eligible to receive credits for good conduct or participation in work or education programs that reduce the time they must stay in prison. Also, a law enacted last year by the Legislature and Governor establishing a penalty of life imprisonment without possibility of parole for the second degree murder of a peace officer under certain circumstances would be replaced by a virtually identical law enacted by the voters.

A NO vote of this measure means:

Most persons convicted of murder would continue to be eligible for credits that reduce the time they stay in prison. Also, a law enacted last year by the Legislature and Governor establishing a penalty of life imprisonment without possibility of parole for the second degree murder of a peace officer under certain circumstances would not be replaced by one enacted by the voters.

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