Joe Mathews wants four changes to California's initiative system
From Ballotpedia
October 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES, California: Joe Mathews, an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation and author of Blockbuster Democracy has argued in a column published in the Los Angeles Times that "California's system is deeply flawed."[1]
He recommends four changes:
- "Make initiatives subject to the same rules as legislation."[1]
- "Extend the same flexibility to constitutional revisions as constitutional amendments."
- Permit the Legislature more involvement with the initiative process.
- Make it easier for voters to overturn the Legislature through a more referendum-based direct democracy.[1]
See also
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- Criticisms of California's ballot initiative process
- Laws governing the initiative process in California
- California Chief Justice Ronald George condemns ballot initiatives
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