Reform Groups Unveil Initiatives 11/3/09

Two reform groups have submitted ballot measure language to the Attorney General for review as a first step to putting initiatives on the November 2010 statewide general election ballot. The California Forward Action Fund has submitted a pair of initiatives that they say would bring comprehensive reform to California's broken budget process. Repair California, turned in measures that would select 465 people to conduct "limited" redrafting of the state's basic laws through a constitutional convention. Once they receive the attorney general's approval, supporters will have until mid-April to gather 694,435 registered voters' signatures for each of their initiatives.