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CA Elec Code § 340 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 340.

340.  “Presidential primary” is the primary election that is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of any year that is evenly divisible by four.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 3. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 341 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 341.

341.  “Primary election” includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 342 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 342.

342.  “Proponent or proponents of an initiative or referendum measure” means, for statewide initiative and referendum measures, the elector or electors who submit the text of a proposed initiative or referendum to the Attorney General with a request that he or she prepare a circulating title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure; or for other initiative and referendum measures, the person or persons who publish a notice or intention to circulate petitions, or, where publication is not required, who file petitions with the elections official or legislative body.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 373, Sec. 4. (AB 753) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Elec Code § 343 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 343.

343.  “Proponent or proponents of a recall petition” means the person or persons who have charge or control of the circulation of, or obtaining signatures, to such petitions.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 344 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 344.

344.  “Punchcard” means a tabulating card on which the voter may record his or her vote by punching, marking, or slotting.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 345 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 345.

345.  “Punching” includes marking a ballot card to record a vote.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 346 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 346.

346.  “Rebuttable presumption” shall be deemed a presumption which affects the burden of producing evidence.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 348 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 348.

348.  “Regular election” is an election, the specific time for the holding of which is prescribed by law.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 349 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 349.

349.  (a) “Residence” for voting purposes means a person’s domicile.(b) The domicile of a person is that place in which his or her habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of remaining, and to which, whenever he or she is absent, the person has the intention of returning. At a given time, a person may have only one domicile.(c) The residence of a person is that place in which the person’s habitation is fixed for some period of time, but wherein he or she does not have the intention of remaining. At a given time, a person may have more than one residence.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 349.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 349.5.

349.5.  “Roster” means the official list of voters for an election, which may be in paper or electronic form. The roster becomes the official list of voters who have voted in the election once signed by the voter or marked by the elections official.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 7. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 350.

350.  “School measure” means any proposition, including but not limited to, a proposal for the issuance of bonds by a school district or community college district, an increase in the maximum tax rate of a school district or community college district, or the acceptance, expenditure, and repayment of state funds by a school district or community college district to enable the district to construct buildings and other facilities, submitted to the voters of the district at any election held in the district.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 351.

351.  “School office” means the office filled by any school officer.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 352 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 352.

352.  “School officer” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the superintendent of schools of a county.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 353 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 353.

353.  “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 353.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 353.5.

353.5.  The “semifinal official canvass” is the public process of collecting, processing, and tallying ballots and, for state or statewide elections, reporting results to the Secretary of State on election night. The semifinal official canvass may include some or all of the vote by mail and provisional vote totals.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 354 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 354.

354.  “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 355 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 355.

355.  “Software” includes all programs, voting devices, cards, ballot cards or papers, operating manuals or instructions, test procedures, printouts, and other nonmechanical or nonelectrical items necessary to the operation of a voting system.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 356 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 356.

356.  “Special election” is an election, the specific time for the holding of which is not prescribed by law.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 356.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 356.5.

356.5.  “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 31. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 357 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 357.

357.  “Statewide election” is an election held throughout the state.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 357.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 357.5.

357.5.  “Vote center” means a location established for holding elections that offers the services described in Sections 2170, 4005, and 4007.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 8. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 358 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 358.

358.  “Vote tabulating device” means any piece of equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles a total of votes cast by means of ballot card sorting, ballot card reading, paper ballot scanning, electronic data processing, or a combination of that type of equipment.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 359 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 359.

359.  “Voter” means any elector who is registered under this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 359.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 359.2.

359.2.  “Voter list” means the list of registered voters in a single or consolidated precinct or in an entire county. The voter list may be in the form of a walking list, street index list, or other format, as provided by the elections official. The voter list is updated by the elections official with public information related to who has voted in an election.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 9. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 359.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 359.5.

359.5.  (a)  “Voter-nominated office” means a congressional or state elective office for which a candidate may choose to have his or her party preference or lack of party preference indicated upon the ballot. A political party or party central committee shall not nominate a candidate at a state-conducted primary election for a voter-nominated office. The primary conducted for a voter-nominated office does not serve to determine the nominees of a political party but serves to winnow the candidates for the general election to the candidates receiving the highest or second highest number of votes cast at the primary election. The following offices are voter-nominated offices:(1) Governor.(2) Lieutenant Governor.(3) Secretary of State.(4) Controller.(5) Treasurer.(6) Attorney General.(7) Insurance Commissioner.(8) Member of the State Board of Equalization.(9) United States Senator.(10) Member of the United States House of Representatives.(11) State Senator.(12) Member of the Assembly.(b) This section does not prohibit a political party or party central committee from endorsing, supporting, or opposing a candidate for an office listed in subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 4. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 360 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 360.

360.  “Voting device” means any device used in conjunction with a ballot card or cards to indicate the choice of the voter by marking, punching, or slotting the ballot card.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 361 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 361.

361.  “Voting machine” means any electronic device, including, but not limited to, a precinct optical scanner and a direct recording voting system, into which a voter may enter his or her votes, and which, by means of electronic tabulation and generation of printouts or other tangible, human-readable records, furnishes a total of the number of votes cast for each candidate and for or against each measure.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 911, Sec. 1. (AB 2631) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Elec Code § 362 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Definitions|Section 362.

362.  “Voting system” means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any combination of these used for casting a ballot, tabulating votes, or both. “Voting system” does not include a remote accessible vote by mail system.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 4. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 1000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 1 - Election Dates|Section 1000.

1000.  The established election dates are as follows:(a) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.(b) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year. (c) The second Tuesday of April in each even-numbered year.(d) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four.(e) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 4. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 1001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 1 - Election Dates|Section 1001.

1001.  The following are statewide elections and their dates are statewide election dates:(a) An election held in November of an even-numbered year.(b) An election held in June of an even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four and in March of each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 5. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 1002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 1 - Election Dates|Section 1002.

1002.  Except as provided in Section 1003, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all state, county, municipal, district, and school district elections shall be held on an established election date.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 19. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 1 - Election Dates|Section 1003.

1003.  This chapter shall not apply to the following:(a) Any special election called by the Governor.(b) Elections held in chartered cities or chartered counties in which the charter provisions are inconsistent with this chapter.(c) School governing board elections consolidated pursuant to Section 1302.2 or initiated by petition pursuant to Section 5091 of the Education Code.(d) Elections of any kind required or permitted to be held by a school district located in a chartered city or county when the election is consolidated with a regular city or county election held in a jurisdiction that includes 95 percent or more of the school district’s population.(e) County, municipal, district, and school district initiative, referendum, or recall elections.(f) Any election conducted solely by mailed ballot pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000).(g) Elections held pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 15100) of Chapter 1, or pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 15340) of Chapter 2 of, Part 10 of the Education Code.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Elec Code § 1100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 2 - Election Day|Section 1100.

1100.  No election shall be held on any day other than a Tuesday, nor shall any election be held on the day before, the day of, or the day after, a state holiday.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 20. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 3 - Statewide Elections|Section 1200.

1200.  The statewide general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 21. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 3 - Statewide Elections|Section 1201.

1201.  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.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 6. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 1202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 3 - Statewide Elections|Section 1202.

1202.  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.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 111, Sec. 7. (SB 970) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 1300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1300.

1300.  Except as otherwise provided in the Government Code, an election to select county officers shall be held with the statewide primary at which candidates for Governor are nominated. In the event that county officers are not elected pursuant to Sections 8140 and 8141, this election shall be deemed a primary election and a county general election shall be held with the statewide general election to select county officers.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 1301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1301.

1301.  (a) Except as required by Section 57379 of the Government Code, and except as provided in subdivision (b), a general municipal election shall be held on an established election date pursuant to Section 1000.(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a city council may enact an ordinance, pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 10000), requiring its general municipal election to be held on the day of the statewide direct primary election, the day of the statewide general election, the day of school district elections as set forth in Section 1302, the first Tuesday after the first Monday of March in each odd-numbered year, or the second Tuesday of April in each year. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall become operative upon approval by the county board of supervisors.(2) In the event of consolidation, the general municipal election shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable procedural requirements of this code pertaining to that primary, general, or school district election, and shall thereafter occur in consolidation with that election.(c) If a city adopts an ordinance described in subdivision (b), the municipal election following the adoption of the ordinance and each municipal election thereafter shall be conducted on the date specified by the city council, in accordance with subdivision (b), unless the ordinance in question is later repealed by the city council.(d) If the date of a general municipal election is changed pursuant to subdivision (b), at least one election shall be held before the ordinance, as approved by the county board of supervisors, may be subsequently repealed or amended.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 83. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 1302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1302.

1302.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the regular election to select governing board members in any school district, community college district, or county board of education shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year.(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in Section 1302.5, after the initial election of governing board members in any school district, community college district, or of members of a county board of education, the election of governing board members for the district or of members of the county board of education may be established, upon the adoption of an appropriate resolution by the governing board or the county board of education, respectively, to regularly occur on the same day as the statewide direct primary election, the statewide general election, or the general municipal election as set forth in Section 1301. The resolution shall become operative upon approval by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 10404.5 or 10405.7, as applicable. If a school district, community college district, or county board of education is located in more than one county, the district may not consolidate an election if any county in which the district is located denies the request for consolidation.(2) If the board of supervisors approves the resolution pursuant to Section 10404.5 or 10405.7, as applicable, the election of the governing board members of the school district or community college district or of members of the county board of education shall be conducted on the date specified by the board of supervisors, in accordance with paragraph (1), unless the approval is later rescinded by the board of supervisors.(3) In the event of consolidation, the election of governing board members of the school district or community college district or of members of the county board of education shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable procedural requirements of the Elections Code pertaining to that primary, general, or municipal election, and shall thereafter occur in consolidation with that election.(4) If the date of an election is changed pursuant to this section, at least one election shall be held before the resolution, as approved by the board of supervisors, may be subsequently repealed or amended.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 25. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 1302.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 1 - ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Elections|Section 1302.1.

1302.1.  In a community college district that includes the trustee areas authorized to be established pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 72022 of the Education Code, the consolidation of the election of trustees on the same date as the statewide general election pursuant to Section 1302 may be approved by any county or counties for the trustee areas located entirely within the county or counties. Approval by any county or counties in which the other trustee areas are located shall be deemed to meet the requirement of staggered terms set forth in Section 72022 of the Education Code.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 26. Effective September 30, 1996.)