California Codes > Elections Code > Division 7 > Part 4 > Chapter 4 > Article 2 – Election
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- candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
- Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
- City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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
- 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.
- Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21