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Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11

DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 1-409›CHAPTER 4. Definitions 300-362

§ 342

California Elections Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“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.

(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 373, Sec. 4. (AB 753) Effective January 1, 2010.)

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