In contrast, the California Constitution provides that an amendment to that Constitution may be proposed ... by an initiative petition signed by voters numbering at least 8 percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor in the last gubernatorial election (Cal. Const., art. II, § 8, subd. (b); id., art. XVIII, § 3), and further specifies that, once an amendment is proposed by either means, the amendment becomes part of the state Constitution if it is approved by a simple majority of the voters who cast votes on the measure at a statewide election. (Id., art. XVIII, § 4.)
Why do constitutional amendments require a two-thirds vote of both houses but only a simple majority of the frequently misinformed (or just plain ignorant) voters? As we've seen all too clearly, anyone in California with the resources to get enough signatures and wage a campaign of misinformation can take away anyone's civil rights. This is simply wrong.
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