This law outlines when elections for district attorneys and sheriffs will occur in California. Generally, these elections take place during the presidential primary. If necessary, a general election will be held during the presidential general election if no one is elected during the primary. Other county officers' elections usually happen during the statewide primary for Governor, but counties can choose to hold them during the presidential primary instead. Any unelected positions in those elections will be decided at the next statewide general election. Counties must comply with these rules unless they have specific provisions set before 2021. District attorneys and sheriffs elected in 2022 will serve six-year terms, with their next election in 2028.

In California, general municipal elections are typically held on established election dates. However, a city council can pass an ordinance to change the election date to coincide with other elections, like the statewide primary, general elections, or school district elections. If they do this, the decision must be approved by the county board of supervisors. Once the date is changed, the city's elections will continue on the new schedule unless the ordinance is changed or repealed. If the election date is changed, at least one election must occur before making further changes to that ordinance.

This law outlines when elections for school district, community college district, and county board of education members should take place. Normally, these elections occur in November of odd-numbered years. However, there is flexibility to align these elections with either the statewide primary, statewide general, or general municipal elections if the governing board passes a resolution and it gets approved by the county's board of supervisors. If any part of the district spans multiple counties, all must agree otherwise the alignment can't happen.

If the election date changes, the approval must follow all related election procedures. Additionally, once the election date is set and occurs at least once, it can't be easily changed or repealed without going through the process again.

This law allows community college districts with trustee areas, as established under certain conditions, to hold their trustee elections on the same day as the statewide general election. This can be done with the approval of any county or counties where these trustee areas are located. If any of these counties approves, it satisfies the need for staggered terms, a requirement in the Education Code.

This law allows school district elections (elementary, high school, unified, or community college) to be held at the same time as city elections if the school district shares territory with a city. The school district and city must both agree in writing to this arrangement. If a high school or community college district consolidates with a city election, its component districts can also consolidate their elections, provided everyone involved agrees.

Additionally, this law ensures that if these elections are combined, current board members stay in office until their planned election time under normal circumstances, unless it's delayed. However, their term can't be extended beyond four years due to this law.

This law states that every year, a unified school district that overlaps with a chartered city or city and county must hold an election to choose members for its board of education. The board has five members, each serving a five-year term, with one member's term ending each year. This annual election takes place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and is organized by the county superintendent of schools, following similar procedures to those described in another part of the Education Code.

This law allows the Long Beach Community College District's governing board elections to happen on the same day as the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education elections, as long as the Community College District's board agrees through a formal resolution.

This law allows elections for school district governing board members, who represent districts with the same boundaries as a county, to take place during the November general election. The transition to these new terms starts the first Monday in January, four years after the election. If a board member's term expires in March following an odd-year election and there's no successor, current board members appoint someone until a new election determines a successor.

This law states that, for special districts in California, general elections to elect board members are usually held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years, unless specified otherwise by the district's main rules, other specific laws, or another provision described here. However, the governing body of a special district can choose to hold its elections on the same day as the statewide general election if they pass a resolution approved by the county's board of supervisors.

This law explains when general district elections should be held in certain districts. By default, unless another date is specified by the district’s main law, elections will happen on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year. These elections are for choosing successors for officers whose terms end on the first Friday in December.