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CA Elec Code § 303.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 303.4.

303.4.  “Ballot on demand system” means a self-contained system that allows users to do both of the following on an as-needed basis:(a) Manufacture and finish card stock.(b) Finish unfinished ballot cards into ballot cards.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 734, Sec. 1. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 303.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 303.5.

303.5.  (a) “Ballot title” is the name of a statewide measure included in the ballot label and the ballot title and summary.(b) “Ballot title and summary” means the summary of the chief purpose and points including the fiscal impact summary of any measure that appears in the state voter information guide. The ballot title and summary shall include a statement of the measure’s fiscal impact. The ballot title and summary shall not exceed 100 words, not including the fiscal impact statement.(c) (1) “Circulating title and summary” means the text that is required to be placed on a petition for signatures that is either one of the following:(A) The summary of the chief purpose and points of a proposed initiative measure that affects the Constitution or laws of the state, and the fiscal impact of the proposed initiative measure.(B) The summary of the chief purpose and points of a referendum measure that affects a law or laws of the state.(2) The circulating title and summary shall not exceed 100 words, not including the fiscal impact summary.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 1. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 304.

304.  “Campaign advertising or communication” means a communication authorized by a candidate or a candidate’s controlled committee, as defined in Section 82016 of the Government Code, or by a committee making independent expenditures, as defined in Section 82031 of the Government Code, or by a committee formed primarily to support or oppose a ballot measure, as defined in Section 82047.5 of the Government Code, for the purpose of advocating the election or defeat of a qualified candidate or ballot measure through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general, public, political advertising.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 305.

305.  (a)“Candidate,” for purposes of Section 2184, includes any person who declares in writing, under penalty of perjury that he or she is a candidate, naming the office.(b) “Candidate,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20200) of Chapter 3 of Division 20, means an individual listed on the ballot, or who has qualified to have write-in votes on his or her behalf counted by election officials, for nomination or for election to any elective state or local office, or who receives a contribution or makes an expenditure or gives his or her consent for any other person to receive a contribution or makes an expenditure with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election to any elective state or local office, whether or not the specific elective office for which he or she will seek nomination or election is known at the time the contribution is received or the expenditure is made. The term “candidate” includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election.(c) “Candidate for public office,” as used in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 20400) of Division 20, means an individual who has qualified to have his or her name listed on the ballot of any election, or who has qualified to have written votes on his or her behalf counted by election officials, for nomination for, or election to, any state, regional, county, municipal, or district office which is filled at an election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 305.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 305.5.

305.5.  (a) “Paper cast vote record” means an auditable document that corresponds to the selection made on the voter’s ballot and lists the contests on the ballot and the voter’s selections for those contests.(b) A paper cast vote record is a ballot only if the paper cast vote record is generated on a voting device or machine that complies with ballot layout requirements and is tabulated by a separate device from the device that created the paper cast vote record.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 57, Sec. 2. (AB 2835) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 306.

306.  “City measure” includes any proposed city charter, any proposed amendment to a city charter, any proposition for the issuance of bonds by the city, any advisory question, or any other question or proposition submitted to the voters of a city.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 307 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 307.

307.  “Clerk” means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 308 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 308.

308.  “District elections official,” for the purposes of initiative and referendum under Article 1 (commencing with Section 9300) of Chapter 4 of Division 9, includes the county elections official or other officer or board charged with performing the duties required of the clerk of the district by that chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 309 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 309.

309.  “Committee,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20200) of Chapter 3 of Division 20, means any person or combination of persons who, directly or indirectly, receive contributions or make expenditures or contributions for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the action of voters for or against the nomination or election of one or more candidates, or the passage, or defeat of any measure, and who is required to file campaign reports or statements under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100) of Title 9 of the Government Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 310.

310.  “County” and “city” both include “city and county.”(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 312 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 312.

312.  “County measure” includes any proposed county charter, any proposed amendment to a county charter, any proposition for the issuance of funding or refunding bonds of the county, any other question or proposition submitted to the voters of a county at any election held throughout an entire single county, any advisory question, or any bond proposal or any advisory question submitted to the voters of any public district although the boundaries of the district may be coterminous with those of the county.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 313 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 313.

313.  “County office” means the office filled by any county officer.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 314 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 314.

314.  “County officer” means any elected officer enumerated in Division 2 (commencing with Section 24000) of Title 3 of the Government Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 316 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 316.

316.  “Direct primary” is the primary election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March in each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 2. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 317 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 317.

317.  “District,” for purposes of initiative and referendum under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9, includes any regional agency that has the power to tax, to regulate land use, or to condemn and purchase land.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 318 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 318.

318.  “Election” means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 319 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 319.

319.  “Election board” means the board of supervisors of each county, the city council or other governing body of a city, or any board or officer to whom similar powers and duties are given by any charter.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 319.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 319.5.

319.5.  (a) “Electioneering” means the visible display or audible dissemination of information that advocates for or against any candidate or measure on the ballot within the 100 foot limit specified in subdivision (b). Prohibited electioneering information or activity includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:(1) A display of a candidate’s name, likeness, or logo.(2) A display of a ballot measure’s number, title, subject, or logo.(3) Buttons, hats, pencils, pens, shirts, signs, or stickers containing electioneering information.(4) Dissemination of audible electioneering information.(5) Obstructing access to, loitering near, or disseminating visible or audible electioneering information at vote by mail ballot drop boxes.(b) The activities described in subdivision (a) are prohibited within 100 feet of either of the following:(1) The entrance to a building that contains a polling place as defined by Section 338.5, an elections official’s office, or a satellite location specified in Section 3018.(2) An outdoor site, including a curbside voting area, at which a voter may cast or drop off a ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 318, Sec. 1. (SB 35) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 320.

320.  “Elections official” means any of the following:(a) A clerk or any person who is charged with the duty of conducting an election.(b) A county clerk, city clerk, registrar of voters, or elections supervisor having jurisdiction over elections within any county, city, or district within the state.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 125, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 321.

321.  (a) “Elector” means a person who is a United States citizen 18 years of age or older and, except as specified in subdivision (b), is a resident of an election precinct in this state on or before the day of an election.(b) “Elector” also means a person described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 300, who, except for the residence requirement specified in subdivision (a), is eligible to vote in this state and meets either of the following conditions:(1) He or she was a resident of this state when he or she was last living within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia.(2) He or she was born outside of the United States or the District of Columbia, his or her parent or legal guardian was a resident of this state when the parent or legal guardian was last living within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia, and he or she has not previously registered to vote in any other state.(c) Each person qualifying as an elector under subdivision (b) shall be deemed to be a resident of this state for purposes of this code and Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 113, Sec. 1. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 322.

322.  “Electoral jurisdiction,” as used in Division 11 (commencing with Section 11000), means the area within which the voters reside who are qualified to vote for the officer sought to be recalled.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 323.

323.  “Federal election” means any presidential election, general election, primary election, or special election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting, nominating, or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, or Member of the United States House of Representatives.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 324.

324.  (a) “General election” means either of the following:(1) The election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year.(2) Any statewide election held on a regular election date as specified in Section 1000.(b) At each general election there shall be elected to the Congress of the United States:(1) One Representative for each congressional district.(2) One Senator, when the general election immediately precedes the commencement of a full term.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 325.

325.  “Inspector” means the supervisor of the precinct board of which he or she is a member.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 2. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 326 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 326.

326.  “Judicial office” means the office filled by any judicial officer.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 327.

327.  “Judicial officer” means any Justice of the Supreme Court, justice of a court of appeal, or judge of the superior court.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 328.

328.  “Local election” is a municipal, county, or district election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 329 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 329.

329.  “Measure” means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 330.

330.  “Municipal election” means elections in general law cities and where applicable in chartered cities.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 331.

331.  “New citizen” means any person who meets all requirements of an elector of, and has established residency in, the state, except that he or she will become a United States citizen after the 15th day prior to an election.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 186, Sec. 1. (AB 84) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 332 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 332.

332.  “New resident” means a person who meets all requirements of an elector of the State of California except that his or her residency was established subsequent to the 15th day prior to the election.The new resident is eligible to vote for President and Vice President and for no other office.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 592, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Elec Code § 332.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 332.5.

332.5.  “Nominate” means the selection, at a state-conducted primary election, of candidates who are entitled by law to participate in the general election for that office, but does not mean any other lawful mechanism that a political party may adopt for the purposes of choosing the candidate who is preferred by the party for a nonpartisan or voter-nominated office.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 78. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 333 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 333.

333.  “Nomination documents” means declaration of candidacy and nomination papers.(Added by renumbering Section 6489 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 43. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 334 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 334.

334.  “Nonpartisan office” means an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may nominate a candidate. Judicial, school, county, and municipal offices, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction, are nonpartisan offices.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 3. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 335 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 335.

335.  “Oath” includes affirmation.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 335.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 335.5.

335.5.  The “official canvass” is the public process of processing and tallying all ballots received in an election, including, but not limited to, provisional ballots and vote by mail ballots not included in the semifinal official canvass. The official canvass also includes the process of reconciling ballots, attempting to prohibit duplicate voting by vote by mail and provisional voters, and performance of the manual tally of 1 percent of all precincts.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 336 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 336.

336.  The “official summary date” is the date a circulating title and summary of a proposed initiative measure is delivered or mailed by the Attorney General to the proponents of the proposed measure. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 373, Sec. 3. (AB 753) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Elec Code § 336.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 336.5.

336.5.  (a) “One percent manual tally” is the public process of manually tallying votes in 1 percent of the precincts, selected at random by the elections official, and in one precinct for each race not included in the randomly selected precincts. This procedure is conducted during the official canvass to verify the accuracy of the automated count.(b) In an election conducted using vote centers, a 1 percent manual tally can be conducted using the batch process set forth in Section 15360.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 3. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 336.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 336.7.

336.7.  “Out-of-state emergency worker” means a voter who is officially engaged in responding to the proclamation of an out-of-state emergency and whose vocation has been identified in an executive order relating to the state of emergency.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 566, Sec. 2. (SB 362) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 337 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 337.

337.  “Partisan office” or “party-nominated office” means any of the following offices:(a) President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, and the delegates therefor.(b) Elected member of a party committee.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 79. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 338 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 338.

338.  “Party” means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 2. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 338.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 338.5.

338.5.  “Polling place” means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center. A polling place can serve more than one precinct.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 4. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 338.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 338.6.

338.6.  “Precinct” means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. All voters from the same precinct are assigned to a specific polling place for an election. In an election conducted using vote centers, eligible voters from any precinct within the county can use any vote center located within the county.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 5. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 339 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 339.

339.  (a) “Precinct board” is the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a single precinct or a consolidated precinct. In an election conducted using vote centers, “precinct board” means the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a vote center.(b) “Precinct board,” when used in relation to proceedings taking place after the polls have closed, likewise includes any substitutive canvassing and counting board that may have been appointed to take the place of the board theretofore serving.(c) “Precinct board member” is a member of the precinct board and includes an election officer.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 6. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)