§ 15300 This chapter applies to all elections.
§ 15301 The canvass shall commence no later than the Thursday following the …
§ 15302 The official canvass shall include, but not be limited to, the …
§ 15303 If the returns from any precinct are incomplete, ambiguous, not …
§ 15304 In jurisdictions using a central counting place, the elections …
§ 15305 (a) For purposes of this section, “unprocessed ballot” means a …
§ 15306 (a) Beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, …

Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 15 > Chapter 4 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Department: means 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
  • Elections official: means any of the following:

    California Elections Code 320

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Measure: means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election. See California Elections Code 329
  • Polling place: means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center. See California Elections Code 338.5
  • Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
  • precinct board: means the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a vote center. See California Elections Code 339
  • 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
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Roster: means the official list of voters for an election, which may be in paper or electronic form. See California Elections Code 349.5
  • Signature: includes either of the following:

    California Elections Code 354.5

  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
  • Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359