Definition for “Profession”
California Code of Regulations §20714(a)(1) defines “profession” as a field of employment requiring special education or skill and requiring knowledge of a particular discipline. The labor and skill involved in a profession is predominantly mental or intellectual, rather than physical or manual.
Definition for “Vocation”
California Code of Regulations §20714(a)(2) defines “vocation” as a trade, a religious calling, or the work upon which a person, in most but not all cases, relies for his or her livelihood and spends a major portion of his or her time.
Definition for “Occupation”
California Code of Regulations §20714(a)(3) defines “occupation” as employment in which one regularly engages or follows as the means of making a livelihood.
Elective and Appointed Office Titles
Candidates, excluding judges, who were elected by a vote of the people and hold office at the time of filing candidacy documents, may choose to use one of the following:
• their elective office title (Cal. Elec. Code §13107(a)(1)), or • the word “incumbent” if the candidate is a candidate for the same office which the candidate holds at the time of filing the nomination papers and was elected to that office by a vote of the people. A candidate shall not use the word “incumbent” if the candidate was elected to their office in an at-large election and is a candidate in a district-based election. (Cal. Elec. Code §13107(a)(2) and Cal. Code of Regulations §20713(b)), or • no more than three words designating their elective office title and their principal profession, vocation, or occupation (Cal. Code of Regulations §20712(d)).
Example A: Governing Board Member Example B: Board Member, ABC School District
Candidates excluding judges who were appointed to fill a vacant office and hold office at the time of filing candidacy documents may choose to use one of the following:
• The word “Appointed” and their elective office title (Cal. Elec. Code §13107(a)(4) and Cal. Code of Regulations §20715(b)), or • the unmodified words “Appointed Incumbent” if the candidate is filing for the same office they currently hold (Cal. Elec. Code §13107(a)(4) and Cal. Code of Regulations §20715(a)).
Example A: Appointed Incumbent Example B: Appointed Board Member, ABC School District
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