Section 305 Of Chapter 4. Definitions From California Elections Code >> Division 0.5. >> Chapter 4.
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. (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.