{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"1200","citation":"Elec. Code, § 1200","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 3. Statewide Elections [1200. - 1202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-1/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 21.   Effective September 30, 1996.","effective":"1996-09-30","html":"<p>The statewide general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.</p>","text":"The statewide general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/statewide-elections-1200","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}