Complex sentence: In January 1966, Governor John Arthur Love suspended all executions in Colorado pending a referendum on capital punishment by voters, but on November 8,1966, the voters decided to retain the death penalty by a three-to-one margin.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 1966, Governor John Arthur Love suspended all executions in Colorado, pending a referendum on capital punishment by voters. On November 8,1966, the voters decided to retain the death penalty by a three-to-one margin.