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Oct 28, 2009 2:43 pm US/Pacific
Group Seeks To Change Calif. State Constitution
SACRAMENTO (AP) ―
A coalition of business and civic groups has filed language for two ballot initiatives seeking to repair California's government by rewriting the state's constitution.
The coalition, Repair California, wants to put the questions on the November 2010 ballot.
The first initiative would amend the constitution to give voters the right to call a convention. If that passes, a second initiative spells out how delegates would be selected and what they would discuss.
The paperwork was filed Wednesday with the attorney general's office.
The goal is to suggest fixes to such issues as the budgeting process, initiatives and restoring the balance of power between state and local governments.
Jim Wunderman, president of a group spearheading the campaign, says the convention would avoid topics such as gay marriage, the death penalty and immigration.
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