Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 15 > Chapter 6 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Department: means the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• 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.
• General election: means either of the following:

  California Elections Code 324

• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Municipal election: means elections in general law cities and where applicable in chartered cities. See California Elections Code 330
• Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341
• 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