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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-869" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Local Government Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Candidate” means an individual who files a certificate of candidacy for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>election to the County Council; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>County Executive.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Candidate” includes an incumbent member of the County Council and an incumbent County Executive.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“County Council” means the County Council of Anne Arundel County.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“County Executive” means the County Executive of Anne Arundel County.</text>
  </level>
</section>
