alan partin has more. >> hopefully this time we will correct some of the problems that are using thewith that three former governors threw their support behind the plan to resus state the death penalty. >> all three governors believe strongly there should be the penalty for the heinous crimes. people endorsed that two years ago. >> and former governors are asking vote tories support a ballot initiative they say would speed up the state's lengthy and costly process for capital punishment. >> old age should not be the cause of death on death row. but it literally has been. >> reporter: another former governor is the current governor of california. he is known to be an opponent he has been relatively quiet on the issue. in 2012 he did not support the proposition until he voted for it on election day. >> we know from the prop 34 campaign that 48% of people voted to replace the death penalty to life in prison. >> that was defeated, opponents such as the aclu see it as a part of a tide turning against capital punishment. >> the governor of washington announced a moratorium on executions. h