Ballot Measures - California Secretary of State The Legislature has the ability to place constitutional amendments, bond measures, and proposed changes in law on the ballot Any California voter can put an initiative or a referendum on the ballot by following the " How to Qualify an Initiative process "
Ballot Initiatives | State of California - Department of Justice . . . The ballot initiative process gives California citizens a way to propose laws and constitutional amendments without the support of the Governor or the Legislature A simplified explanation of the initiative process follows
Ballot Initiatives and Propositions - Legislative Analyst’s Office The people of California have the power to place propositions on the ballot through the voter initiative process This includes initiatives to amend the Constitution or other state laws (or both), as well as referenda to overturn certain legislatively enacted laws