Cal. Elections Code - ELEC § 1200. Section 1200.
The statewide general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
CHAPTER 3. Statewide Elections [1200. - 1202.]
Cal. Elections Code - ELEC 3.
in effectCal. Elections Code - ELEC § 1201. Section 1201.
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.
Cal. Elections Code - ELEC § 1202. Section 1202.
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.
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