§ 110. DEFINITIONS.  


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  • Whenever the following terms are used in this Municipal Elections Code, these definitions shall apply:
    “City elective office” shall mean the offices of Mayor, Member of the Board of Supervisors, City Attorney, District Attorney, Treasurer, Sheriff, Assessor, Public Defender, Member of the Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District and Member of the Governing Board of the San Francisco Community College District.
    “Measure” means an ordinance, charter amendment, referendum, recall, declaration of policy, or bond measure that will be voted on only in the City and County of San Francisco.
    “Nomination papers” has the same meaning as in the California Elections Code, as it may be amended from time to time, except that “Nomination papers” does not include the declaration of candidacy.
    “Signed and sworn statement” means a statement signed under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that includes the original signature of the signer. Facsimile or electronically produced or reproduced signatures are not original signatures for purposes of this Article.
    “Voter” means an individual who is registered to vote in the City and County of San Francisco.
    (Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; amended by Ord. 183-03, File No. 030652, App. 7/25/2003; Ord. , File No. 120899, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. , File No. 181029, App. 1/25/2019, Eff. 2/25/2019)