Elec. Code, § 1000 · Chapter 1. Election Dates
Elec. Code, § 1000
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The established election dates are as follows:
(a) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.
(b) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year.
(c) The second Tuesday of April in each even-numbered year.
(d) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four.
(e) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 4. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.
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