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AB-2550 Election dates.(2013-2014)



As Amends the Law Today


SEC. 2.SECTION 1.

 Section 1301 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

1301.
 (a) Except as required by Section 57379 of the Government Code, and except as provided in subdivision (b), a general municipal election shall be held on an established election date pursuant to Section 1000. the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of each even-numbered year, or on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an odd-numbered or even-numbered year. 
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a  A  city council may enact an ordinance, pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 10000), requiring its general municipal election to be held on the same  day of as  the statewide direct primary election, the day of the statewide general election, or on  the day of school district elections as set forth in Section 1302, the first Tuesday after the first Monday of March in each odd-numbered year, or the second Tuesday of April in each year. An  1302. Any  ordinance adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall become operative upon approval by the county  board of supervisors.
(2) In the event of consolidation, the general municipal election shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable procedural requirements of this code pertaining to that primary, general, or school district election, and shall thereafter occur in consolidation with that election.
(c) If a city adopts an ordinance described in subdivision (b), the municipal election following the adoption of the ordinance and each municipal election thereafter shall be conducted on the date specified by the city council, in accordance with subdivision (b), unless the ordinance in question is later repealed by the city council.
(d) If the date of a general municipal election is changed pursuant to subdivision (b), at least one election shall be held before the ordinance, as approved by the county  board of supervisors, may be subsequently repealed or amended.

SEC. 2.

 Section 1303 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

1303.
 (a) Unless the principal act of a district provides that an election shall be held on one of the other dates specified in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 1,  the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of each even-numbered year or on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year,  or except as provided in Section 1500, or except as provided in subdivision (b), a general district election to elect members of the governing board shall be held in each special district subject to Division 10 (commencing with Section 10000) on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing body of a special district may require, by resolution, that its elections of governing body members be held on the same day as the statewide general election. The resolution shall become operative upon the approval of the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 10404.

SEC. 3.

 Section 10402.5 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

10402.5.
 (a)  Any state, county, municipal, district, and school district election held on a statewide election date pursuant to Section 1002 shall be consolidated with the statewide election pursuant to this part except that, in counties of the first class, the board of supervisors may deny any request for consolidation if it finds that the ballot style, voting equipment, or computer capacity is such that additional elections or materials cannot be handled. The procedural requirements prescribed for that type of election shall be construed as if this section were specifically set forth in the provisions relating to that election.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the board of supervisors of a county of the first class denies a request for an election to be consolidated with the statewide election pursuant to subdivision (a), that election shall not be held on the same day as the statewide election.
SEC. 4.
 (a) This act shall not apply to either of the following:
(1) An election held prior to July 1, 2015.
(2) An election held in a district if the principal act of the district provides for a runoff election.
(b) This act shall not be construed to shorten the term of office of any officeholder in office on the effective date of this act. For each office for which this act causes the election to be held at a later date than would have been the case in the absence of this act, the incumbent shall hold office until a successor qualifies for the office, but in no event shall the term of an incumbent be extended by more than four years.
(c) No later than July 1, 2015, the governing board of a city or district required to change the date of its election pursuant to this act shall adopt a resolution establishing a new election date.
(d) No later than August 1, 2015, each county elections official shall cause a notice to be mailed to all registered voters in his or her jurisdiction informing the voters of the change in each election date. The notice shall also inform the voters whether, as a result of the change in the election date, an incumbent’s term of office will be extended.
SEC. 5.
  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.