The chances that CA voters repeal the death penalty are not too bad actually.
The ballot language will probably include "and replace it with life imprisonment without the chance of parole".
And the latest Field poll shows:
48% life without parole
40% death penalty
http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2393.pdf
And as you can see from the historical poll results, support for life without parole is steadily increasing.
If you think California voters will repeal the death penalty, you're crazy.
^^ This. There is a much greater change of Marijuana being legalized than the death penalty being repealed. And there isn't much chance of either.