Mark Paul and the New America Foundation are pushing for major reforms of California election rules. A constitutional convention could be a way to do that. Photo courtesy of Mark Paul

State Assemblyman Dave Jones thinks the two-thirds vote requirement to pass a budget, and the ban on gay marriage, should be overturned. Photo courtesy of Dave Jones

Tom Del Beccaro, vice chairman of the California Republican Party, is suspicious of the idea of a constitutional convention. Photo courtesy of Tom Del Beccaro