California legislature may get control over initiative process
Three California lawmakers want to give the Legislature a chance to reshape ballot initiatives before they’re acted on by voters, a process that supporters say could result in fewer but better proposals reaching the ballot. “Nobody can write a perfect initiative; nobody can write a perfect law,” said Robert Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies, a Los Angeles think tank. “If the Legislature can work something out with (initiative) proponents, it will be a better-drafted measure.”