Section 7924.105.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 7924.105.
in effectAs used in this article, “proponent of the petition” means the following:
(a)
For a statewide initiative or referendum measure, the person who submits a draft of a petition proposing the measure to the Attorney General with a request that the Attorney General prepare a title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure.
(b)
For other initiative and referendum measures, the person who publishes a notice of intention to circulate a petition, or, where publication is not required, who files the petition with an elections official.
(c)
For a recall measure, the person defined in Section 343 of the Elections
Code.
(d)
For a petition circulated pursuant to Section 5091 of the Education Code, the person having charge of the petition who submits the petition to the county superintendent of schools.
(e)
For a petition circulated pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 35700) of Chapter 4 of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, the person designated as chief petitioner under Section 35701 of the Education Code.
(f)
For a petition circulated pursuant to Part 46 (commencing with Section 74000) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, the person designated as chief petitioner under Section 74102, 74133, or 74152 of the Education Code.
References
referencesCal. Elections Code - ELEC § 343.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 5091.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 35700.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 35701.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 74000.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 74102.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026