Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 3 > Part 1 > Chapter 11 - Voter Information Internet Web Site

• 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
• Board: means the Voting Modernization Board, established pursuant to Section 19256. See California Elections Code 19252
• Bond: means a state general obligation bond issued pursuant to this article adopting the provisions of the State General Obligation Bond Law. See California Elections Code 19252
• Committee: means the Voting Modernization Finance Committee, established pursuant to Section 19253. See California Elections Code 19252
• Department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 80002
• Fund: means the Voting Modernization Fund, created pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19254. See California Elections Code 19252
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Software: includes all programs, voting devices, cards, ballot cards or papers, operating manuals or instructions, test procedures, printouts, and other nonmechanical or nonelectrical items necessary to the operation of a voting system. See California Elections Code 355
• Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
• Voting system: means any voting machine, voting device, or vote tabulating device that does not use prescored punch card ballots. See California Elections Code 19252