For the purposes of this division, “elections official” means one of the following:
(a)
A county elections official in the case of the recall of elective officers of a county, school district, county board of education, community college district, or resident voting district, and of judges of trial courts.
(b)
A city elections official, including, but not necessarily limited to, a city clerk, in the case of the recall of elective officers of a city.
(c)
The secretary of the governing board in the case of the recall of elective officers of a landowner voting district or any district in which, at a regular election, candidate’s nomination papers are filed with the secretary of the governing board.