That may be, but there are Mormons in California. Their participation is as legitimate as the NRA, the AARP, or any other advocacy group. Perhaps unusual only in the sense that it's coming directly from a religious group, rather than an affinity group.
I’m not saying the Mormons in California don’t have a right to get involved. I was commenting on the fact that the majority of out-of-state money that was involved was from Utah, and it was a lot of money. Those Mormons in Utah that got involved, whether financially (donations) or through other means, would probably not have been happy if millions of dollars poured in from California to fight or support a proposition in Utah.
The orders came from Salt Lake City, and the percentage of California mormons is negligible compared to the amount of money raised by the LDS.
This was interference in a state election by those who resided outside the state, no matter how you excuse it.
I'll repeat my comment...I can just hear the howls if California residents interfered in Utah elections in this manner.