Offices |
Taking Office Date |
Code Section |
Term Length |
Term Limits |
Federal Offices |
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President & Vice President | Noon on January 20th | US Constitution
Art. XX, Sect 1 |
4 years |
2 terms |
U.S. Senator | Noon on January 3rd | US Constitution
Art. XX, Sect 1 |
6 years |
none |
U.S. Representative in Congress | Noon on January 3rd | US Constitution
Art. XX, Sect 1 |
2 years |
none |
State Offices |
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Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction | 1st Monday after January 1st | Cal. Const. Art. 5, Sect. 2, 9, 11 & Art. 9 Sect. 2 |
4 years |
2 terms |
State Senator | 1st Monday in December | Cal. Const. Art. 4 Sect. 2 |
4 years |
2 terms |
Member of State Assembly | 1st Monday in December | Cal. Const. Art. 4 Sect. 2 |
2 years |
3 terms |
Member of State Board of Equalization | 1st Monday after January 1st |
4 years |
2 terms |
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Judicial Offices |
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Chief Justice of California | 1st Monday after January 1st | Cal. Const. Art. 6 Sect. 16 |
12 years |
none |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court | 1st Monday after January 1st |
12 years |
none |
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Associate Justice , Court of Appeal | 1st Monday after January 1st |
12 years |
none |
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Superior Court Judge | 1st Monday after January 1st | Cal. Const. Art. 6 Sect. 16(c) |
6 years |
none |
County Offices |
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County Supervisors | Noon on 1st Monday after January 1st | Gov 24200 |
4 years |
none |
Assessor/Clerk-Recorder, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner | Noon on 1st Monday after January 1st | Gov 24200 |
4 years |
none |
County Superintendent of Schools | Noon on 1st Monday after January 1st | Gov 24200 |
4 years |
none |
County Board of Education | Last Friday in November | Elect. 1007 |
4 years |
none |
Local Offices |
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City Council | (Determined by City) |
4 years |
none |
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School Boards | 1st Friday in December | Ed. 5017 |
4 years |
none |
Community Colleges | 1st Friday in December | EC 5017 |
4 years |
none |
Special Districts | 1st Friday in December | Elect. 10554 |
4 years |
none |
Member of a Party Central Committee or Council |
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Democratic Party | At Organizational Meeting |
4 years |
none |
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Republican Party | At Organizational Meeting held in December or January | Elect. 7441(b) |
4 years |
none |
All Other Parties | July 11th |
4 years |
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Special Circumstances |
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Changing Year of Election
Districts Schools Colleges |
Elect. 10404
Elect. 10404.5 Elect. 10405.7 |
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New Special District | 1st Friday in December | Elect. 10505 | ||
Increase in Division | Elect. 1506 | |||
New board after unification | 1st Friday in December | Elect. 35105 |
Note: Education Code 5300 states school elections are governing by Elections Code
Government Code 1225: Every executive and judicial officer and every Member of the Legislature may administer and certify oaths.
A former judge of a court of record in this state who retired or resigned from office, other than a judge who was retired by the Supreme Court for disability, shall be deemed a judicial officer for purposes of this section, if the former judge requests and receives a certification from the Commission on Judicial Performance that there was no formal disciplinary proceeding pending at the time of retirement or resignation. Where no formal disciplinary proceeding was pending at the time of retirement or resignation, the Commission on Judicial Performance shall issue the certification. No law, rule, or regulation regarding the confidentiality of proceedings of the Commission on Judicial Performance shall be construed to prohibit the Commission on Judicial Performance from issuing a certificate as provided for in this section.
(Terms of Office) (Rev. 12/2010)