{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"316","citation":"Elec. Code, § 316","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [1. - 362.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-0.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Definitions [300. - 362.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-0.5/chapter-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 2.   (SB 970)   Effective January 1, 2021.","effective":"2021-01-01","html":"<p>“Direct primary” is the primary election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in 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":"“Direct primary” is the primary election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in 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/definitions-316","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}