{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"1201","citation":"Elec. Code, § 1201","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. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 6.   (SB 970)   Effective January 1, 2021.","effective":"2021-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/statewide-elections-1201","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}