This summer more than 400 voters participated in California’s first Deliberative Poll on governance reform. The just released poll results show that informed open and honest discussion about a range of reforms led to significant changes in opinion. Click below to learn more and hear what Californians had to say about proposed reforms.
The Initiative Process: The initiative allows voters to put a new law or constitutional change on the ballot. Some fear, however, that special interests have overtaken the process.
Legislative Representation: Many voters are concerned that the large size of lawmakers' districts have led to a loss of a true representation and that term limits have left California's Assembly without institutional memory.
