As always, Oregon has been the pioneer in this kind of craziness. Bottle bills, medical marijuana...you name it, we do it before California, and get none of the credit. California is just catching up. Next trend will be for the Sec of State to come up with a formula for de-legitimizing signatures before these pesky referenda can even get to the ballot. Watch for it.
Soros is already working the SOS angle:
http://joytiz.com/2010/soros-plots-plunder-of-2012-election/