Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 6 > Part 2 > Chapter 1.5 - Voting Compact

• Board: means the State Public Works Board. See California Government Code 15802
• California natural landmark: means property designated by the director as being of state significance to California because it is an outstanding example of major biological and geological features found within the boundaries of the state. See California Public Resources Code 5861
• candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
• Construction: includes the extension, enlargement, repair, renovation, restoration, improvement, furnishing, and equipping of any public building. See California Government Code 15802
• Department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5861
• Director: means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5861
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• Elector: means a person who is a United States citizen 18 years of age or older and, except as specified in subdivision (b), is a resident of an election precinct in this state on or before the day of an election. See California Elections Code 321
• General election: means either of the following:

  California Elections Code 324

• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Nominate: means the selection, at a state-conducted primary election, of candidates who are entitled by law to participate in the general election for that office, but does not mean any other lawful mechanism that a political party may adopt for the purposes of choosing the candidate who is preferred by the party for a nonpartisan or voter-nominated office. See California Elections Code 332.5
• Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
• Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359