{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"10402","citation":"Elec. Code, § 10402","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS [10000. - 10735.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-10"},{"name":"PART 3. CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTIONS [10400. - 10418.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-10/part-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>When local elections are to be consolidated, and no specific procedure is specified for their consolidation, the procedure set forth in Section <a href=\"/elec/10403\">10403</a> shall govern the consolidation, except that the governing body of the jurisdiction that receives a request for the consolidation, or an officer otherwise authorized by law, may order the consolidation.</p>","text":"When local elections are to be consolidated, and no specific procedure is specified for their consolidation, the procedure set forth in Section 10403 shall govern the consolidation, except that the governing body of the jurisdiction that receives a request for the consolidation, or an officer otherwise authorized by law, may order the consolidation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/consolidation-of-elections-10402","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}