Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 7 > Part 6 > Chapter 3 - Election of County Councils

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the State Public Works Board. See California Government Code 15802
• candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
• City: means a city or the City and County of San Francisco. See California Public Resources Code 5642
• Clerk: means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election. See California Elections Code 307
• Construction: includes the extension, enlargement, repair, renovation, restoration, improvement, furnishing, and equipping of any public building. See California Government Code 15802
• County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
• County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
• Critically underserved community: means a community that meets either of the following:

  California Public Resources Code 5642

• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation and "director" means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5001.1
• District: means one of the following:

  California Public Resources Code 5642

• 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

• Facilities: includes , but is not limited to, places for organized team sports, outdoor recreation, and informal turf play. See California Public Resources Code 5642
• Green Party: means the Green Party of California. See California Elections Code 7900
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• nonprofit organization: means any nonprofit entity qualified to do business in California, qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and that has among its primary purposes the preservation, protection, or enhancement of land or water resources in their natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition or use, or the provision of conservation and environmental education and other recreational, vocational, and educational services to youth. See California Public Resources Code 5642
• Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
• Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341
• Property: includes all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this part. See California Government Code 15802
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public building: includes any structure, building, facility, or work that a state agency has jurisdiction of, or is authorized to design or construct, including, but not limited to, infrastructure, parking lots, landscaping, and other ancillary facilities, including furnishings and equipment, incidental to the use of any building, and also includes the site thereof, and any easements or rights of way appurtenant thereto or necessary for its full use. See California Government Code 15802
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.