Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 37 > Chapter 6 - Financial Transactions and Audits

• Clerk: means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election. See California Elections Code 307
• contestant: means any person initiating an election contest. See California Elections Code 16002
• Department: means the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• State employees: means employees of the state and its agencies, but does not include employees of the University of California or the California State University. See California Government Code 19850
• Uniform: means outer garments, excluding shoes, which are required to be worn exclusively while carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the position and which are different from the design or fashion of the general population. See California Government Code 19850