California Elections Code Statutory History
California Elections Code Statutory History
Elections Code: The current Elections Code can be traced to the 1872 former Political Code. Elections played an important role in changes to the state legislature in 1911, when a populist revolt culminated in the election of a new Governor. Governor Hiram Johnson ran on a platform calling for extensive election reforms to return power to the people, including the initiative, recall and referendum as mechanisms to express the will of the population. In 1939, the Elections Code was formally adopted. The Elections Code of 1939 was revised and replaced by the 1962 Elections Code. In 1971, a Joint Committee for Revision of the Elections Code was formed to extensively revise the 1962 Elections Code. The Joint Committee’s revision was enacted in 1976. This reenactment was repealed and reorganized in 1994.
Legislative Research: Each section listed below is a link to a PDF document that sets forth the enactment history for that section. The history cited for each section below is intended to be used for information purposes only and should not be relied upon without confirmation. For questions or sections not listed, Contact Us.
Elections Code Sections
ELECT Code Section 100: Derived from former Political Code section 1083a, enacted in 1913.
ELECT Code Section 2026: Enacted as former Elections Code section 206.5, enacted in 1984.
ELECT Code Section 9020: Derived from former Elections Code section 3511, enacted in the first extraordinary session of 1966.
ELECT Code Section 5100: Derived from a former section enacted in Chapter 405, Statutes of 1909.
ELECT Code Sections 9200 through 9226: Earliest derivations date back to the first extraordinary session of the 1911 Legislature.
ELECT Code Section 13114: Derived from former Elections Code section 10217.7, enacted in 1978.
ELECT Code Section 18203: Derived from former Political Code section 1213, enacted in 1891.
