Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 11 > Chapter 4 > Article 2 - Ballots

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• Elections official: means any of the following:

  California Elections Code 320

• legislative body: means board of trustees, city council, or other governing body of a city. See California Government Code 34000
• Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
• Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
• state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
• Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
• Voter-nominated office: means a congressional or state elective office for which a candidate may choose to have his or her party preference or lack of party preference indicated upon the ballot. See California Elections Code 359.5