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.
California AB 331 (20132014) — 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 331 GARCIA Consent Calendar Second Day — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 33–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Garcia — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-13 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-14 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2013-04-09 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-04-30 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-01 Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2013-05-08 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-16 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1475.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-16 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-05-29 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
2013-06-19 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-06-20 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-07-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1606.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-07-01 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2013-08-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
2013-08-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-08-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 98, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/acd482ce-09b0-48c1-ae8e-e139ecd1d795. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).