Election dates.

Existing law establishes election dates in each year, which are the second Tuesday of April in each even-numbered year, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each year, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year. Existing law requires all state, county, municipal, district, and school district elections to be held on an established election date, except for a special election called by the Governor, an election held in a chartered city or chartered county, certain school district elections, a local ballot measure or local recall election, and an all-mailed ballot election. Existing law also requires a state, county, municipal, district, and school district election held on a statewide election date to be consolidated with the statewide election; however, the board of supervisors of a county of the first class may deny a request for consolidation under certain circumstances. This bill would require general municipal and general district elections held on or after July 1, 2015, to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of even-numbered years, or on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered or even-numbered year, subject to certain exceptions. The bill would provide that these provisions may not be construed to shorten the term of office of any officeholder, as specified, or as altering the date of an election held in a district if the principal act of the district provides for a runoff election. This bill would also provide that, if a board of supervisors of a county of the first class denies a request to consolidate an election, that election shall not be held on the date of the statewide election. By increasing the duties of local elections officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.