California Codes > Elections Code > Division 15 > Chapter 10 > Article 2 – At Primary Elections
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- 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.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
- Department: means the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
- Division: means the Division of Labor Relations. See California Government Code 19815
- Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
- School office: means the office filled by any school officer. See California Elections Code 351
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.