Constitutional convention
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
The Legislature by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, may submit at a general election the question whether to call a convention to revise the Constitution. If the majority vote yes on that question, within 6 months the Legislature shall provide for the convention. Delegates to a constitutional convention shall be voters elected from districts as nearly equal in population as may be practicable.
History: Sec. 2 added Nov. 3, 1970, by Prop. 16. Res.Ch. 187, 1970.
Simplified explanation
By a two-thirds rollcall vote of each house, the Legislature may ask voters at a general election whether to call a convention to revise the Constitution. If the majority vote yes, the Legislature must provide for the convention within 6 months; delegates are voters elected from districts.