{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"1202","citation":"Elec. Code, § 1202","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. 7.   (SB 970)   Effective January 1, 2021.","effective":"2021-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/statewide-elections-1202","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}