I like the election laws in Italy, at least in regard to referendums. There, a quorum of 50 percent plus one is needed for a valid election. While I do not agree with the results (no quorum so the strict fertility law was NOT dismantled) at least they realize that a low turnout is not representative of voter opinion. Here in California you can have a 25% turnout and a ballot proposition can win as long as it gains 51% of the vote cast. I have never felt that was right but you can't get the numbskulls in this state to make the necessary changes. Then to make matters worse here you have the people who cannot accept ballot decisions who frequently fight to hold another election to overturn the previous election. Or you get a judge who throws out the proposition on some technicality. It is so ridiculous and meaningless to even hold elections in this state. Now our idiotic governor wants to hold a special election in November costing millions of dollars because he can't work with the legislature to get the job done. That is not surprising however as he has spent more time out of the state than in it so he has very little contact with that body of law makers. Now he wants to take the easy way out. I would hope that he uses the money from his out of state fundraisers to reimburse the state for this unnecessary election but I doubt that he would consider that.