Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 14 > Chapter 1.7 - Voter Participation

• Board: means the Trustees of the California State University. See California Education Code 90011
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• 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

• Indenture: means an agreement entered into by the board pursuant to which revenue bonds are issued, regardless of whether the agreement is expressed in the form of a resolution of the board or by other instrument. See California Education Code 90011
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Political subdivision: means a geographic area of representation created for the provision of government services, including, but not limited to, a city, a school district, a community college district, or other district organized pursuant to state law. See California Elections Code 14051
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
• Significant decrease in voter turnout: means the voter turnout for a regularly scheduled election in a political subdivision is at least 25 percent less than the average voter turnout within that political subdivision for the previous four statewide general elections. See California Elections Code 14051
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
• Statewide election: is a n election held throughout the state. See California Elections Code 357
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
• Voter turnout: means the percentage of voters who are eligible to cast ballots within a given political subdivision who voted. See California Elections Code 14051