Citizens in Charge

Two separate measures addressing the state Legislature’s dysfunction are in jeopardy – the proposed constitutional convention and the voter-approved citizen redistricting commission. Backers of a proposal to hold a constitutional convention have suspended signature-gathering efforts to place the measure on the November ballot. If approved by voters, the initiative would have established a statewide delegation of citizens – mostly from outside the political establishment – to draw up a list of proposed changes to the state’s governmental structure.