I would much rather see a process by which initiative petitions must be reviewed by independent attorneys, with costs to be paid by the group proposing the initiative, before being approved for inclusion on the ballot.

The commissioners should not be involved in this review process. They are not attorneys and are therefore unqualified to render a legal opinion, which is the only basis on which any proposed measure should be rejected. Even if their hearts are pure and unbiased, playing referee inherently introduces the potential for accusations of bias.