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California Elections Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“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.

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

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