What is the test for a de novo review of a voter initiative?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Flores, F072938 (Cal. App. 2017):
The court's review of the meaning of a voter initiative is de novo. (In re J.L. (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 1108, 1114.) Factual findings of the trial court are reviewed "for substantial evidence and the application of those facts to the statute de novo." (People v.
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