California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 82020

“Elected officer” means any person who holds an elective office or has been elected to an elective office but has not yet taken office. A person who is appointed to fill a vacant elective office is an elected officer.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 82020 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-9-political-reform/chapter-2-definitions/section-82020

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Definitions

§ 82000§ 82001§ 82002§ 82003§ 82004§ 82004.2§ 82004.5§ 82005§ 82007§ 82008…§ 82048.4§ 82048.5§ 82048.7§ 82048.8§ 82049§ 82050§ 82051§ 82052§ 82053§ 82054

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