How do courts interpret the meaning of a voter initiative?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Nakamura v. Superior Court, 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 97, 83 Cal.App.4th 825 (Cal. App. 2000):
Where the words of a voter initiative are at least arguably ambiguous, we may look to various canons of statutory construction, compare the provision to the construction given other similar statutes, and examine ballot materials as aides to ascertaining the intent of the electorate. (Hodges v. Superior Court, supra, 21 Cal.4th at pp. 113-115.)
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