“Proponent or proponents of an initiative or referendum measure” means, for statewide initiative and referendum measures, the elector or electors who submit the text of a proposed initiative or referendum to the Attorney General with a request that he or she prepare a circulating title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure; or for other initiative and referendum measures, the person or persons who publish a notice or intention to circulate petitions, or, where publication is not required, who file petitions with the elections official or legislative body.
Cal. Elec. Code § 342
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Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 52 Cal. 4th 1116 - Perry v. Brown (2011)
Most recently applied in Chula Vista Citizens for Jobs & Fair Competition v. Norris (April 2015)
Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 373, Sec. 4
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