Consolidation of elections.

Under existing law, whenever two or more elections are called to be held on the same day, in the same territory, or in territory that is in part the same, the elections may be consolidated. If one of the elections to be consolidated is a statewide election or a specified local election, existing law requires the consolidated election to be held and conducted, and all other proceedings incidental to and connected with the election to be regulated and done, in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide or regularly scheduled election. This bill would additionally specify that whenever an election is consolidated with a special election, the consolidated election shall be held and conducted, and all other proceedings incidental to and connected with the election to be regulated and done, in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the special election. Under existing law, if an election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision is to be consolidated with a statewide election, as specified, the district, city, or other political subdivision must file with the board of supervisors and the county elections official a resolution of its governing board that, among other things, requests the consolidation. This bill would require the resolution to acknowledge that the consolidated election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide election.