(a) “County candidate” means any person who is a candidate for supervisor, assessor, auditor-controller, county clerk-recorder, coroner-public administrator, treasurer-tax collector, district attorney, sheriff, or is an elective county officer whether or not that elective county officer is a candidate for reelection. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)

(b) “County election” means any primary election, general (runoff) election, special election or recall election. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)

(c) “County office” means the office of county supervisor, assessor, auditor-controller, county clerk-recorder, coroner-public administrator, treasurer-tax collector, district attorney, and sheriff. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)

(d) “Election cycle” means the applicable period as set forth in Section 2181-3 of this chapter. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)

(e) “Elective county officer” means any person who is a member of the board of supervisors, or is the assessor, auditor-controller, county clerk-recorder, coroner-public administrator, treasurer-tax collector, district attorney, sheriff, whether appointed or elected. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)

(f) “Indebted former candidate” means a person, other than an elective county officer, who was a candidate for a county office at any county election and who has campaign debt remaining from such election after expiration of the election cycle for the county office for which he or she was a candidate. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)