Elections Code section 324

(a)

“General election” means either of the following:

(1)

The election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year.

(2)

Any statewide election held on a regular election date as specified in Section 1000.

(b)

At each general election there shall be elected to the Congress of the United States:

(1)

One Representative for each congressional district.

(2)

One Senator, when the general election immediately precedes the commencement of a full term.

Source: Section 324, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=324.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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