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.)
318. “Election” means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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.)
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.)
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 […]
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 […]
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.)
326. “Judicial office” means the office filled by any judicial officer. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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.)
328. “Local election” is a municipal, county, or district election. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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.)
330. “Municipal election” means elections in general law cities and where applicable in chartered cities. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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.)
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. […]
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 […]
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.)
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.)
