They can’t vote to amend their state constitution without violating the previous version of the constitution. What sense does that make? Has California ever had a amendment to their constitution. I there no way for citizens to force an amendment?
The text of the proposed initiative measure must be inserted immediately following the unique numeric identifier and circulating title and summary prepared by the Attorney General, which is preceded by the following statement (Elec. Code, §§ 9008, 9009):
“To the Honorable Secretary of State of California
We, the undersigned, registered, qualified voters of California, residents of County (or City and County),
hereby propose amendments to [(the Constitution of California) (the Code, relating to )] and
petition the Secretary of State to submit the same to the voters of California for their adoption or rejection
at the next succeeding general election or at any special statewide election held prior to that general election or as otherwise provided by law.
The proposed [(constitutional) (statutory)]
amendments read as follows:”
[Insert full circulating title and summary and text of the measure.]
https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ballot-measures/pdf/statewide-initiative-guide.pdf