Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 8 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• 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.
• board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
• candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
• City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
• commission: means the Student Aid Commission created by this article. See California Education Code 69515
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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.
• General election: means either of the following:

  California Elections Code 324

• institution: means a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges. See California Education Code 69950
• 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}
• Nonpartisan office: means an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may nominate a candidate. See California Elections Code 334
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341
• Program: means the Learning-Aligned Employment Program created pursuant to this article. See California Education Code 69950
• Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Business and Professions Code 14.2
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
• 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