Key Votes
SB 9 - Death Penalty Discrimination - Key Vote
North Carolina Key Votes
John Blust voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Jan. 4, 2012 Senate Veto Override Passed
- Dec. 14, 2011 Executive Vetoed
- Nov. 28, 2011 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 16, 2011 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 10, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 27, 2011 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Veto Override Passed (Senate) (31-19) - Jan. 4, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Vote to override a veto of a bill that repeals certain provisions of the Racial Justice Act.
- Repeals the use of statistical data in determining racial bias, including, but not limited to, sworn testimony that demonstrates the following information (Sec. 1):
- More death sentences were applied to individuals of 1 race than to another race;
- More death sentences were applied for capital offenses against individuals of 1 race than another race; and
- Race was a significant factor in decisions to exercise peremptory challenges during jury selection.
NOTE: A THREE- FIFTHS MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - Dec. 14, 2011
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (27-17) - Nov. 28, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that repeals the Racial Justice Act of 2009, which permits individuals sentenced to the death penalty to appeal their sentence on the basis of a history of racial discrimination in sentencing.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (64-52) - June 16, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Vote to pass a bill that repeals the Racial Justice Act of 2009, which permits individuals sentenced to the death penalty to appeal their sentence on the basis of a history of racial discrimination in sentencing.
NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND READING VOTE TO END DEBATE ON THE BILL AND ADVANCE IT TO THE THIRD READING IN WHICH AN UP-OR-DOWN VOTE FOR PASSAGE WILL OCCUR ONLY IF VOTES CHANGE OR THE THIRD READING OCCURS ON A DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (50-0) - Feb. 10, 2011
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 27, 2011
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Austin Murphy Allran (NC - R)
- Andrew Coley Brock (NC - R)
- Richard Wallace 'Rick' Gunn Jr. (NC - R)
- William Brent 'Brent' Jackson (NC - R)
- Wesley A. Meredith (NC - R)
- David Rouzer (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel Frederick Soucek (NC - R)
- Richard Y. Stevens (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry W. Tillman (NC - R)
