What is the test for interpreting a voter initiative statute?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arroyo, G048659 (Cal. App. 2014):
"In interpreting a statute enacted by means of a voter initiative, '"'we turn first to the language of the statute, giving the words their ordinary meaning.'"' [Citation.] Statutory language must be '"construed in the context of the statute as a whole and the overall statutory scheme [in light of the electorate's intent]."'" (Solano v. Superior Court, supra, 169 Cal.App.4th at pp. 1366-1367.)
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