Legislature of the State of Cal. v. Weber

Summary

The court held that preelection review was proper because the challenge concerned whether the electorate had power to place the initiative on the ballot, and because the initiative's rollback provisions created substantial consequences before any postelection review. It further held that the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act would effect a constitutional revision, rather than an amendment, because its combined provisions would fundamentally restructure state and local taxation, fee-setting, administrative delegation, and referendum processes. The court therefore issued a peremptory writ directing the Secretary of State not to place the initiative on the November 2024 ballot or include it in the voter information guide.