Our Government has failed us. This was the headline of the August 2008 opinion editorial which ignited the movement to Repair California through a limited Constitutional Convention.

California was once the envy of the nation with the country’s best schools, infrastructure system and a thriving economy. Today our schools are the worst in nation, our state has the two most congested regions in the country, our unemployment rate is higher than the national average and California is consistently ranked the worst state to do business. Our legislature has failed to pass a budget on time 22 times in the past 30 years, each day of the delays costing the taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Special interests have hijacked the initiative system, passing misleading initiatives through expensive campaigns.

We believe that our state will continue to careen from one crisis to the next until we fix the system. 

The only way to achieve this - the only way to make sweeping, holistic changes to our state government and wrestle our state back from special interests - is through a limited constitutional convention.

While some may be fearful of Californians fixing our state through a Convention, we believe that there is nothing more scary than the status quo.

Thousands of Californians have joined the movement to fix our state. We hope you will join us.

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History of California Constitutional Conventions
The California Constitution's 130 year history has been defined by revision, amendment, and reform, dating back to its 1879 ratification...

Constitutional Conventions in other states
Constitutional Conventions are more common than some might think...

Read the California Constitution
Eight times the length of the U.S. Constitution, The California Constitution is the third longest in the world.

Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Convention? Can it be limited in Scope? Who are the delegates?

The Proposal

Repair California proposes two ballot measures. One to empower the people to call for a Constitutional Convention and the other to call for the Convention and set the process. We are proposing a "limited" Constitutional Convention - One that will only focus on governance issues.

On October 28 we turned in these initiatives to the Attorney General for title and summary.

The next step will involve gathering signatures for both measures. Those will be turned in on approximately April 16, 2010. The two measures will then go to the people in the general election in November of 2010. The measures require passage by a simple majority of the voters. The Convention would be held in 2011, and their suggested reforms will be placed on the next statewide ballot.

Ballot Language

Prop 1: Citizens’ Constitutional Convention Act

Prop 2: The Call for a Citizens’ Limited Constitutional Convention

Fact Sheet on the Measures

Routes to become a Delegate