ively ▁am ending ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ▁by ▁initi ative ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁rem edy ▁perce ived ▁ev ils . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Progress ive ▁Era , ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁California ▁Constitution ▁was ▁am ended ▁or ▁re vised ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁times . ▁ ▁The ▁constitution ▁gradually ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁blo ated , ▁leading ▁to ▁abort ive ▁efforts ▁towards ▁a ▁third ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁constitution ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁words , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁longer ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁state ▁constitution ▁but ▁Louisiana ' s . ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁approved ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁California ▁Constitution ▁Re vision ▁Commission , ▁which ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁The ▁elect or ate ▁rat ified ▁the ▁Commission ' s ▁revis ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁but ▁rejected ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁revision , ▁whose ▁primary ▁substant ive ▁effect ▁would ▁have