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CA Elec Code § 1302.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1302.2.

1302.2.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when an elementary, unified, high school, or community college district includes within its boundaries the same territory, or territory that is in part the same, as a chartered city, the governing board member elections of the elementary, unified, high school, or community college district may be consolidated with the city election pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10. The consolidation shall be effected by the officer conducting the election having jurisdiction of the elementary, unified, high school, or community college district, upon the written request of the governing board of the elementary, unified, high school, or community college district and with the written consent of the legislative body of the city. This section shall control in the event of any conflict with a prior order of the county superintendent of schools made pursuant to Section 5340 of the Education Code.(b) When a high school district or community college district election is consolidated with that of a city pursuant to this section, and the high school district or community college district has within its boundaries component districts whose elections would otherwise be held on a date specified in this code, the elections in the component districts may be consolidated with the election in the high school district or community college district. The consolidation shall be effected by the officer conducting the election having jurisdiction of the component districts upon the written request of the governing boards thereof and with the written consent of the governing boards of the districts whose governing board member elections are to be consolidated with those of the component districts.(c) Successors to incumbents holding office upon the effective date of this section, who in the absence of this section would have been elected at a different time, shall be chosen for office at the election nearest the time the terms of office of the incumbents would have otherwise expired. If an incumbent’s term of office is extended because of this section, he or she shall hold office until a successor qualifies for the office, but in no event shall the term of an incumbent be extended to more than four years.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 27. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1302.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1302.3.

1302.3.  An annual election for members of the board of education shall be held in each unified district that is coterminous with or includes in its boundaries all or any portion of a chartered city or city and county the charter of which provides for a board of education, of five members with five-year terms, with the term of one member expiring each year. The election shall be held annually on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The election shall be called by the county superintendent of schools and conducted in substantially the same manner as prescribed by Section 5000 of the Education Code.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 28. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1302.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1302.4.

1302.4.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regular election for members of the Long Beach Community College District governing board may be held, upon the adoption of an appropriate resolution by the governing board, on the same date upon which the election for members of the City Board of Education of the Long Beach Unified School District is held pursuant to the City Charter of the City of Long Beach and Article 3 (commencing with Section 5340) of Chapter 3 of the Education Code.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 29. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1302.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1302.5.

1302.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon recommendation of the county superintendent of schools and with the approval of the county board of supervisors, the election of governing board members of school districts whose boundaries are coterminous with the boundaries of the county, shall be consolidated with the November general election pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10.(1) The terms of members of the governing board elected pursuant to this section shall begin at noon on the first Monday after the first day in January following the general election and shall end at noon on the first Monday after the first day in January four years thereafter.(2) The terms of members of the governing board expiring on March 31 of any odd-numbered year next succeeding any general election shall expire at noon on the first Monday after the first day in January following the general election.(b) When the term of an incumbent expires at midnight on March 31 of an odd-numbered year and no successor has been elected because of the provisions of subdivision (a), the members of the board whose terms have not expired shall appoint a successor to serve until a successor is elected and qualifies pursuant to subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 30. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1303.

1303.  (a) Unless the principal act of a district provides that an election shall be held on one of the other dates specified in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 1, or except as provided in Section 1500, or except as provided in subdivision (b), a general district election to elect members of the governing board shall be held in each special district subject to Division 10 (commencing with Section 10000) on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing body of a special district may require, by resolution, that its elections of governing body members be held on the same day as the statewide general election. The resolution shall become operative upon the approval of the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 10404.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 810, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 1304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1304.

1304.  Unless the principal act of a district provides that an election shall be held on one of the other dates specified in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 1, a general district election shall be held in each district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year to choose a successor for each elective officer the term of whose office will expire on the following first Friday in December.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 1305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1305.

1305.  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 10403.5 or any other law, any term of office set to expire in March or April 2022, where the next scheduled regular election for that office has been consolidated with the 2022 statewide primary election, shall be extended to expire following the certification of election results from the 2022 statewide primary election and the administration of the oath of office to the newly elected officeholder.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 107, Sec. 1. (SB 590) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Elec Code § 1400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 5 - Special Elections|Section 1400.

1400.  Each special election shall be held on one of the established election dates set by this division or on the date of any statewide special election except as provided in Section 1003.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 1405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 5 - Special Elections|Section 1405.

1405.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the election for a county initiative that qualifies pursuant to Section 9118 shall be held at the next statewide election occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election. The election for a municipal or district initiative that qualifies pursuant to Section 9215 or 9310 shall be held at the jurisdiction’s next regular election occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election.(b) The governing body of a county, city, or district may call a special election for the purpose of submitting an initiative measure to the voters before the date on which the initiative measure would appear on the ballot pursuant to subdivision (a). If the governing body calls a special election pursuant to this subdivision, the election shall be held not less than 88 days nor more than 103 days after the order of the election.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 748, Sec. 1. (AB 765) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 1410 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 5 - Special Elections|Section 1410.

1410.  The election for a county or municipal referendum that qualifies pursuant to Section 9144 or 9237 shall be held at the jurisdiction’s next regular election occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election or at a special election called for that purpose not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 33. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1415 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 5 - Special Elections|Section 1415.

1415.  (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a city or city and county charter proposal proposed by the governing body of a city or city and county on its own motion that qualifies pursuant to Section 9255 shall be submitted to the voters at the next established statewide general election pursuant to Section 1200 occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election.(2) The governing body of a city or city and county may direct that either of the following be submitted to the voters at the next regularly scheduled general municipal election pursuant to Section 1301, or at any established statewide general or statewide primary election pursuant to Section 1200 or 1201, occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election:(A) A charter proposal that proposes to amend a charter in a manner that does not alter any procedural or substantive protection, right, benefit, or employment status of any local government employee or retiree or of any local government employee organization.(B) A charter proposal that proposes to amend a charter solely to comply with a court injunction or consent decree or with federal or state voting rights laws.(b) A city or city and county charter proposal that proposes to amend or repeal a charter and is proposed by a petition signed by 15 percent of the registered voters of a city or 10 percent of the registered voters of a city and county, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9255, shall be submitted to the voters at the next regularly scheduled general municipal election pursuant to Section 1301, or at any established statewide general or statewide primary election pursuant to Section 1200 or 1201, occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 184, Sec. 1. (SB 311) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 1500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 6 - Mail Ballot Elections|Section 1500.

1500.  The established mailed ballot election dates are as follows:(a) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year.(b) The last Tuesday in August of each year.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 1. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 2197 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Online Voter Registration|Section 2197.

2197.  No later than July 1, 2014, the California Health Benefit Exchange shall implement a process and the infrastructure to allow a person who applies online with the California Health Benefit Exchange for service or assistance, or who submits a recertification, renewal, or change of address form relating to the service or assistance online, to submit an affidavit of voter registration electronically on the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State in accordance with this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 505, Sec. 1. (SB 35) Effective January 1, 2013. Section operative September 26, 2016, when Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, amended Section 2196 and deleted its condition in former subd. (e) that restricted the operation of Chapter 2.5 (Sections 2196 to 2198).)
CA Elec Code § 2198 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Online Voter Registration|Section 2198.

2198.  Each Internet Web site maintained by the state shall include a hyperlink on the site’s homepage to the online voter registration page of the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 277, Sec. 1. (SB 44) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative September 26, 2016, when Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, amended Section 2196 and deleted its condition in former subd. (e) that restricted the operation of Chapter 2.5 (Sections 2196 to 2198).)
CA Elec Code § 2250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4 - Motor Voter|Section 2250.

2250.  On and after July 1, 2007, in any document mailed by a state agency that offers a person the opportunity to register to vote pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.) that state agency shall include a notice informing prospective voters that if they have not received voter registration information within 30 days of requesting it, they should contact their local elections office or the office of the Secretary of State.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 88. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 2260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2260.

2260.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California New Motor Voter Program.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 729, Sec. 3. (AB 1461) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 2261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2261.

2261.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Voter registration is one of the biggest barriers to participation in our democracy.(b) In 1993, Congress enacted the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), commonly known as the “Motor Voter Law,” with findings recognizing that the right of citizens to vote is a fundamental right; it is the duty of federal, state, and local governments to promote the exercise of the right to vote; and the primary purpose of the act is to increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact the California New Motor Voter Program to provide California citizens additional opportunities to participate in democracy through exercise of their fundamental right to vote.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 729, Sec. 3. (AB 1461) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 2262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2262.

2262.  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Completed voter registration” and “completed voter registration application” mean the part of the driver’s license application containing the voter registration application for an applicant who has not affirmatively declined to register to vote, the transmittal of which is not prohibited by subdivision (f) of section 2265, and which includes the minimum information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and preregistrations, to assess the eligibility of the applicant, and to administer voter registration, preregistration, and other procedures for elections.(b) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles.(c) “Driver’s license application” means a driver’s license or identification card application, renewal, or notification of a change of address pursuant to Section 12800, 12815, 13000, or 14600 of the Vehicle Code.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 2. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 2263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2263.

2263.  (a) The Secretary of State and the department shall establish the California New Motor Voter Program for the purpose of increasing opportunities for voter registration by any person who is qualified to be a voter under Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution.(b) This chapter shall not be construed as requiring the department to determine eligibility for voter registration and voting. The Secretary of State is solely responsible for determining eligibility for voter registration, voter preregistration, and voting.(Added by renumbering Section 2262 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 1. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 2264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2264.

2264.  (a) Every driver’s license application shall include a voter registration application. All of the following apply to the voter registration application included with the driver’s license application:(1) The voter registration application shall require only the minimum information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and to enable the Secretary of State to assess the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other procedures for elections.(2) The voter registration application shall not require any information that duplicates information required for the driver’s license application, other than an additional signature or other information required by paragraph (3).(3) The voter registration application shall include all of the following:(A) A statement of the voter eligibility requirements, including those regarding citizenship.(B) An attestation that the applicant meets each voter eligibility requirement.(C) The signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury.(D) An opportunity to decline to register to vote.(b) A voter who attests to the voter’s eligibility shall be registered to vote unless the voter affirmatively declines to register to vote.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 5. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 2266 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2266.

2266.  (a) The willful, unauthorized disclosure of information obtained from the department pursuant to Section 2265 to any person, or the use of any false representation to obtain any of that information or the use of any of that information for a purpose other than as stated in Section 2265, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both fine and imprisonment.(b) The Secretary of State shall establish procedures to protect the confidentiality of the information acquired from the department pursuant to Section 2265. The disclosure of this information shall be governed by the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), and the Secretary of State shall account for any disclosures, including those due to security breaches, in accordance with that act.(Added by renumbering Section 2264 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 4. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 2267 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2267.

2267.  (a) If the records of a person designated in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265 constitute a completed voter registration application, the Secretary of State shall register the person to vote, or, as applicable, preregister the person to vote, unless any of the following conditions is satisfied:(1) The person’s records, as described in Section 2265, reflect that the person affirmatively declined to become registered or preregistered to vote during a transaction with the department.(2) The person’s records, as described in Section 2265, do not reflect that the person has attested to meeting all voter eligibility requirements specified in Section 2101 or, as applicable, all preregistration eligibility requirements in subdivision (d) of Section 2102.(3) The Secretary of State determines that the person is ineligible to vote or, as applicable, will be ineligible to vote when the person reaches 18 years of age.(b) If a person who is registered or preregistered to vote pursuant to this chapter does not provide a party preference, the person’s party preference shall be designated as “Unknown” on a voter registration index under Article 5 (commencing with Section 2183) of Chapter 2, and the person shall otherwise be treated as a “No Party Preference” voter.(c) If the Secretary of State receives from the department pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265 the records of a person who is currently registered to vote, the Secretary of State shall use the information in the records to update the voter’s registration information. If the Secretary of State does not receive information for the voter pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265 for which space is provided on the voter registration application, but that information was provided in the voter’s previous voter registration application, that information from the voter’s previous voter registration application shall remain part of the voter’s record.(Added by renumbering Section 2265 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 6. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 2268 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2268.

2268.  A person registered or preregistered to vote under this chapter may cancel the person’s voter registration or preregistration at any time by any method available to any other registered or preregistered voter.(Added by renumbering Section 2266 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 7. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 2269 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 2 - VOTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program|Section 2269.

2269.  This chapter does not affect the confidentiality of a person’s voter registration or preregistration information, which remains confidential pursuant to Section 2194 of this code and Section 6254.4 of the Government Code and for all of the following persons:(a) A victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking pursuant to Section 2166.5.(b) A reproductive health care service provider, employee, volunteer, or patient pursuant to Section 2166.5.(c) A public safety officer pursuant to Section 2166.7.(d) A person with a life-threatening circumstance upon court order pursuant to Section 2166.(Added by renumbering Section 2267 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 8. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)