California Electors Right to Call for Constitutional Convention Act (2010)
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The California Electors Right to Call for Constitutional Convention Act may be on a 2010 statewide ballot in California.
The Bay Area Council, a group of business executives, is a primary sponsor of the proposed ballot initiative and California Call for a Constitutional Convention (2010), a companion ballot proposition. They have been supporting efforts to hold a California constitutional convention for some time through educational efforts such as a February 2009 summit/gathering on this subject in Sacramento.[1]
The Bay Area Council's effort to support getting this amendment on the ballot is called Repair California. Common Cause, the Courage Campaign and the Lincoln Club of Orange County also support the effort. [2]
Opponents
- Thomas Elias. He says the measure is "backed by Google and other high-tech giants that finance the Bay Area Council business lobby" and urges that people refrain from signing the petition to put it on the ballot. He says, "Why is this a bad idea? For one thing, despite sponsors' pious claims that their measure would limit action by that convention to fixing the state's budget and ballot initiative processes, cutting the influence of special interests on elections and government, bettering relations between state and local governments and making government more efficient, there's room here for enormous mischief."[3]
Polling information
A poll conducted by EMC Research for Repair California in mid-September 2009 found that 69% of approximately 1,000 polled voters said they would vote "yes" on the question of whether California voters should be able to call a convention.[4] 71% also said they would then vote "yes" on the California Call for a Constitutional Convention (2010) measure.
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
In order to qualify the measure for the ballot, Repair California will have to collect 694,354 valid signatures in 150 days on each of the two convention-related amendments they are supporting. John Grubb, a spokesperson for the Bay Area Council says that supporters of the two propositions want to qualify them for the ballot without using paid circulators.[2]
See also
- California constitutional convention
- California Call for a Constitutional Convention (2010)
- California signature requirements
External links
- Text of October 28, 2009 letter requesting a ballot title
- Repair California, website advocating a constitutional convention
Additional reading
References
- ↑ Modesto Bee, "Dan Walters: California faces moment of decision", July 5, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sacramento News & Review, "California Renovation", June 18, 2009
- ↑ Redding Record-Searchlight, "Just say no to signature gatherers", November 3, 2009
- ↑ Reuters, "Californians Would Vote to Authorize and Call Constitutional Convention, New Statewide Poll of 1000 Voters Finds", September 16, 2009
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