300. (a) “Vote by mail voter” means any voter casting a ballot in any way other than at the polling place. (b) “Military or overseas voter” means an elector absent from the county in which he or she is otherwise eligible to vote who is any of the following: (1) A member of the active or reserve components […]
300.5. “Affiliated with a political party” as used in reference to a voter or to a candidate for a voter-nominated office means the party preference that the voter or candidate has disclosed on his or her affidavit of registration. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 2. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January […]
301. A “ballot” means any of the following: (a) The combination of a card with number positions that is marked by the voter and the accompanying reference page or pages containing the names of candidates and the ballot titles of measures to be voted on with numbered positions corresponding to the numbers on the card. (b) One […]
302. “Ballot card” means a card or a number of cards upon which are printed, or identified by reference to the ballot, the names of candidates for nomination or election to one or more offices or the ballot titles of one or more measures. The ballot card shall also contain proper blank spaces to allow […]
303. “Ballot label” means that portion of the ballot containing the names of the candidates or a statement of a measure. For statewide measures, the ballot label shall contain a condensed version of the ballot title and summary, including the fiscal impact summary prepared pursuant to Section 9087 of this code and Section 88003 of […]
303.3. “Remote accessible vote by mail system” means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking an electronic vote by mail ballot for a voter with disabilities or a military or overseas voter who shall print the paper cast vote record to be submitted to […]
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.)
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.)
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.)
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, […]
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 […]
310. “County” and “city” both include “city and county.” (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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 […]
313. “County office” means the office filled by any county officer. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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.)
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. […]
