Sorry, that's incorrect. The death penalty was not abolished in California. One judge ruled it unconstitutional in 2014, and there's been a moratorium on executions since about 2006, but there have been executions in California during the 21st century. This vote will determine if it's actually abolished or not. Clarence Ray Allen was the last person executed here, in 2006. I don't know how I'll vote to be honest, the death penalty is not equitably meted out in the U.S.