Elec. Code, § 316 · Chapter 4. Definitions
Elec. Code, § 316
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“Direct primary” is the primary election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in 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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 2. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.
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