Elections Code section 18671

Any petition, or any section of a petition, filed by any person other than the proponents of an initiative or referendum measure and with an intention of defeating an expression of the public will is null and void.

Source: Section 18671, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18671. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_18671

Original Source: Section 18671, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18671. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).