For the purposes of this Chapter, certain words are defined as follows:
CANDIDATE. Any individual who is a candidate for Supervisor, Sheriff, District Attorney, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector, Assessor, County Superintendent of Schools, or any other elective County office. Such office would include any elected County offices that have been consolidated or later separated. The provisions of Government Code § 82007 shall also apply to such individual.
COUNTY. The County of San Bernardino.
ELECTION. A primary, general, special, or recall election. Each of these is a separate election for purposes of this Chapter.
ELECTIVE OFFICER. An individual who is a Supervisor, Sheriff, District Attorney, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector, Assessor, County Superintendent of Schools, or holder of any other elective County office.
ENTITY. Any person, other than an individual.
INDIVIDUAL. A human being.
OFFICEHOLDER. An elective officer.
OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT. The bank account established at a financial institution located in the State of California pursuant to Subdivision (a) of § 12.4319.
OFFICEHOLDER FUNDS. Money in the officeholder account.
PERSON. An individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, committee, and any other organization or group of persons acting in concert.
SPONSORED COMMITTEE. A committee, other than a controlled committee, which has one or more sponsors.
SPONSOR. Any entity that sponsors a committee. A candidate or other individual may not sponsor a committee. An entity sponsors a committee if any of the following applies:
(a) The committee receives 80 percent or more of its contributions from the entity or its members, officers, employees, or shareholders.
(b) The entity collects contributions for the committee by use of payroll deductions or dues from its members, officers, or employees.
(c) The entity, alone or in combination with other organizations, provides all or nearly all of the administrative services for the committee.
(d) The entity, alone or in combination with other organizations, sets the policies for soliciting contributions or making expenditures of committee funds.
(Ord. 4184, passed - -2012; Am. Ord. 4226, passed - -2014; Ord. 4350, passed - -2018)