Californians will vote in November on whether to stop using execution as a form of punishment, or reform the legal process leading up to the death sentence. The state of California currently has about 750 people on death row. A lot of them were sentenced to die many years ago, but their cases are still being appealed in the courts. Activists on both sides of the issue agree that the current system needs to be fixed. Two competing ballot measures attempt to do this. Proposition 62 would permanently abolish the death penalty in California. If it became law, death row prisoners would have their sentences changed to life in prison with no possibility of being released. Proposition 66 would try to speed up executions by reforming parts of the appeals process. The changes would set time limits on court appeals and make more lawyers available to dispute death penalty rulings.
Title: Californians to Vote on Ending Death Penalty
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/death_penalty.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Californians to Vote on Ending Death Penalty' data-article-id='1876'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='15354'>Californians will vote in November on whether to stop using execution as a form of punishment, or reform the legal process leading up to the death sentence.</span> <span data-start-time='15354' data-end-time='23146'>The state of California currently has about 750 people on death row.</span> <span data-start-time='23146' data-end-time='33063'>A lot of them were sentenced to die many years ago, but their cases are still being appealed in the courts.</span> <span data-start-time='33063' data-end-time='41688'>Activists on both sides of the issue agree that the current system needs to be fixed.</span> <span data-start-time='41688' data-end-time='46833'>Two competing ballot measures attempt to do this.</span> <span data-start-time='46833' data-end-time='55167'>Proposition 62 would permanently abolish the death penalty in California.</span> <span data-start-time='55167' data-end-time='67417'>If it became law, death row prisoners would have their sentences changed to life in prison with no possibility of being released.</span> <span data-start-time='67417' data-end-time='77708'>Proposition 66 would try to speed up executions by reforming parts of the appeals process. </span> <span data-start-time='77708' data-end-time='88458'>The changes would set time limits on court appeals and make more lawyers available to dispute death penalty rulings.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/death_penalty.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7204 data-hint-location='46833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/what_does_abolish_mean.m4a'>What does abolish mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='officially end something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/to_officially_start_something.m4a'><span>to officially start something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/officially_end_something.m4a'><span>officially end something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/to_be_released_from_jail.m4a'><span>to be released from jail</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/to_be_sent_to_jail.m4a'><span>to be sent to jail</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7205 data-hint-location='46833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/which_proposition_would_officially_abolish_the_death_penalty_in_california.m4a'>Which proposition would officially abolish the death penalty in California?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Proposition 62 '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/proposition_19.m4a'><span>Proposition 19</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/proposition_61.m4a'><span>Proposition 61</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/proposition_62_.m4a'><span>Proposition 62 </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/proposition_60.m4a'><span>Proposition 60</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7206 data-hint-location='15354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/the_state_of__blank__currently_has_about_750_people_on_death_row.m4a'>The state of <span class='blank'>California</span> currently has about 750 people on death row.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='California'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/california.m4a'><span>California</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/wyoming.m4a'><span>Wyoming</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/new_mexico.m4a'><span>New Mexico</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1385/texas.m4a'><span>Texas</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button 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