CHAPTER 3. Statewide Elections [1200 - 1202]
( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. )
The statewide general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 21. Effective September 30, 1996.)
The statewide direct primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March in each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 6. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.)
The presidential primary shall be consolidated with the statewide direct primary in any year that is evenly divisible by four, and the consolidated primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 7. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.)