Cal. Const., art. XVIII, § 2 · Article XVIII. AMENDING AND REVISING THE CONSTITUTION
Cal. Const., art. XVIII, § 2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
Sec. 2 added Nov. 3, 1970, by Prop. 16. Res.Ch. 187, 1970.
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