Could the amendment allowing voters to call a California Constitutional Convention and the actual call be on the same ballot?
Yes. According to our legal counsel, the amendment to allow the voters to directly call a Constitutional Convention and an immediate call for a constitutional convention can be on the same ballot. For example, “Proposition 1” would amend the Constitution to allow voters to call a Convention and “Proposition 2” would ask voters if the Convention should be called now. Article 2, section 10 (A) of the Constitution states “An initiative statute or referendum approved by a majority of votes thereon takes effect the day after the election, unless the measure provides otherwise.
Yes. According to our legal counsel, the amendment to allow the voters to directly call a Constitutional Convention and an immediate call for a constitutional convention can be on the same ballot. For example, “Proposition 1” would amend the Constitution to allow voters to call a Convention and “Proposition 2” would ask voters if the Convention should be called now.
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