SECTIONS 85202-85206 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 85202-85206

85202. Unless specifically superseded by the act that adds this
section, the definitions and provisions of this title shall govern
the interpretation of this chapter.

85203. "Small contributor committee" means any committee that meets
all of the following criteria:
(a) The committee has been in existence for at least six months.
(b) The committee receives contributions from 100 or more persons.
(c) No one person has contributed to the committee more than two
hundred dollars ($200) per calendar year.
(d) The committee makes contributions to five or more candidates.

85204. "Election cycle," for purposes of Sections 85309 and 85500,
means the period of time commencing 90 days prior to an election and
ending on the date of the election. For purposes of the Board of
Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the
Teachers' Retirement Board, "the date of the election" is the
deadline to return ballots.

85204.5. With respect to special elections, the following terms
have the following meanings:
(a) "Special election cycle" means the day on which the office
becomes vacant until the day of the special election.
(b) "Special runoff election cycle" means the day after the
special election until the day of the special runoff election.

85205. "Political party committee" means the state central
committee or county central committee of an organization that meets
the requirements for recognition as a political party pursuant to
Section 5100 of the Elections Code.

85206. "Public moneys" has the same meaning as defined in Section
426 of the Penal Code.