Selection of the new Republican Minority Leader boosted the movement for a constitutional convention. Sam Blakeslee has introduced two bills calling for a constitutional convention. ACR 1 outlines parameters for a convention and AB 4, which calls the convention, lays out a proposal for picking delegates.
Blakeslee’s bills would limit the convention to three areas: Election and campaign reform; budget reform, and tax reform. Among the reforms mentioned in the bills are lengthening term limits and requiring fees that exceed a certain standard to face the same two-thirds vote required of taxes.
Blakeslee will be taking on many of these issues as Republican leader. In his new role he has the opportunity to push reforms without the need of a constitutional convention. But, if reforms are not advanced, and trust in state government is not restored, the call for a constitutional convention will become louder.