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Government

Mar. 9, 2010

Chief Justice Is Critic of Ballot Process

One of the loudest voices to emerge in the debate over California's unrestricted ballot initiative system comes from an unexpected corner - the chief justice's chambers.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

One of the loudest voices to emerge in the debate over California's unrestricted ballot initiative system comes from an unexpected corner - the chief justice's chambers.

In recent weeks, Chief Justice Ronald M. George has intensified his assault on the state's particular brand of direct democracy, telling a group at Stanford Law School last month that without reform, "w...

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