Elections Code section 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.

Source: Section 1202, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=1202. (updated Jan. 1, 2021; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_1202

Original Source: Section 1202, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=1202. (last accessed May 12, 2025).