Maybe the best solution is to reinstall Jones or any other boring, uneventful ex-SOS, and then amend the California Constitution to remove term limits for the SOS. If California wants to keep on re-electing boring ol’ Bill, why not. Meanwhile, have governors and lieutenant governors run in pairs like Presidents and Vice Presidents do at the national level, and have every other statewide officer serve at the pleasure of the governor. I mean, let’s face it, no one ever informs themselves well enough to vote intelligently on those offices anyway, and if anything goes south, the Governor is the one voters will punish. If the buck is going to stop there, authority better reach there.

Think of it this way. If California’s electorate shifted and we became a swing state again, Democrats would still win some close elections under SOS Bill Jones. It would never work that way in reverse under SOS Shelley.

My charity, I should point out, was in defense of his handling the recall business. He made some noise here and there, at first, about delaying it, but let it run its course. I certainly have no fondness for him over this sordid business and will happily see him go.

I’d say this is grounds for an extension.

Circulation deadlines, along with signature requirements, can be found under the initiative titles and before the summaries on this webpage: Initiative Update. It looks like they are correct about what he is listing the deadline as.