{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"1000","citation":"Elec. Code, § 1000","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES [1000. - 1500.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Election Dates [1000. - 1003.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 4.   (SB 970)   Effective January 1, 2021.","effective":"2021-01-01","html":"<p>The established election dates are as follows:</p><p>(a) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.</p><p>(b) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year. </p><p>(c) The second Tuesday of April in each even-numbered year.</p><p>(d) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four.</p><p>(e) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/election-dates-1000","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}