▁sign atures ▁equal ▁to ▁ 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁g ubern atorial ▁election , ▁among ▁the ▁lowest ▁th resh olds ▁for ▁similar ▁measures ▁of ▁any ▁U . S . ▁state . ▁ ▁, ▁this ▁was ▁ 9 9 7 , 1 3 9 ▁sign atures ▁compared ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 9 , 5 5 7 , 0 4 5 . ▁Re vis ions ▁originally ▁required ▁a ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁but ▁today ▁may ▁be ▁passed ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁both ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁vot ers ; ▁while ▁simplified ▁since ▁its ▁beg inn ings , ▁the ▁revision ▁process ▁is ▁considered ▁more ▁polit ically ▁charged ▁and ▁difficult ▁to ▁successfully ▁pass ▁than ▁an ▁am end ment . ▁ ▁Sign ator ies ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁Constitution ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁sign ator ies ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁original ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁constitution ▁were ▁themselves ▁prominent ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right , ▁and ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁The ▁list ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁several ▁Cal if or ni os ▁( Cal iforn ia - born , ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁residents ▁who ▁were ▁formerly ▁Mexican ▁citizens ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Government ▁of ▁California ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁California ▁ ▁Law ▁of ▁California ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁current ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Constitution ▁▁ ▁Records ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1