“Elected state officer” means any person who holds an elective state office or has been elected to an elective state office but has not yet taken office. A person who is appointed to fill a vacant elective state office is an elected state officer.
Cal. Gov. Code § 82021
Definitions
Known as the Political Reform Act
The act spans §§ 81000–91014 (404 sections).
Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.