California Code
CHAPTER 4 - Definitions
Section 331.

331. “New citizen” means any person who meets all requirements of an elector of, and has established residency in, the state, except that he or she will become a United States citizen after the 15th day prior to an election.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 186, Sec. 1. (AB 84) Effective January 1, 2012.)