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Elections Code § 316

CHAPTER 4. Definitions

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 316Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 2. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.

“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.