"Public office" means every federal, state, county, and
municipal office to which persons can be elected by a vote of the
electors under the laws of this state or the respective municipal
charters, except that the term shall not include the office of
soil and water [...]
"Public office" means any office held, used, or controlled for
public purposes by any department, agency, board, or branch of
state, county, or municipal government without reference to the
ownership of the building or of the realty on which it is
situated. Such [...]
