Cal. ELEC § 1003
This is the official text of Cal. ELEC § 1003, part of California’s Elections Code — governs how elections are conducted, including voter registration, ballots, and campaign rules.
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Official statutory text
This chapter shall not apply to the following:
(a) Any special election called by the Governor.
(b) Elections held in chartered cities or chartered counties in which the charter provisions are inconsistent with this chapter.
(c) School governing board elections consolidated pursuant to Section 1302.2 or initiated by petition pursuant to Section 5091 of the Education Code.
(d) Elections of any kind required or permitted to be held by a school district located in a chartered city or county when the election is consolidated with a regular city or county election held in a jurisdiction that includes 95 percent or more of the school district’s population.
(e) County, municipal, district, and school district initiative, referendum, or recall elections.
(f) Any election conducted solely by mailed ballot pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000).
(g) Elections held pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 15100) of Chapter 1, or pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 15340) of Chapter 2 of, Part 10 of the Education Code.
(a) Any special election called by the Governor.
(b) Elections held in chartered cities or chartered counties in which the charter provisions are inconsistent with this chapter.
(c) School governing board elections consolidated pursuant to Section 1302.2 or initiated by petition pursuant to Section 5091 of the Education Code.
(d) Elections of any kind required or permitted to be held by a school district located in a chartered city or county when the election is consolidated with a regular city or county election held in a jurisdiction that includes 95 percent or more of the school district’s population.
(e) County, municipal, district, and school district initiative, referendum, or recall elections.
(f) Any election conducted solely by mailed ballot pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000).
(g) Elections held pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 15100) of Chapter 1, or pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 15340) of Chapter 2 of, Part 10 of the Education Code.
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