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California's Special Elections May Be Overdue For An Overhaul

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Californians around the state are voting in special elections Tuesday to fill three vacant seats in the California State Senate. But these elections aren't very "special" anymore. There's a lot of them and they're costly -- and there's a growing chorus of critics calling to get rid of them.

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