Section 1302.2 Of Chapter 4. Local Elections From California Elections Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 4.
1302.2
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when an
elementary, unified, high school, or community college district
includes within its boundaries the same territory, or territory that
is in part the same, as a chartered city, the governing board member
elections of the elementary, unified, high school, or community
college district may be consolidated with the city election pursuant
to Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10. The
consolidation shall be effected by the officer conducting the
election having jurisdiction of the elementary, unified, high school,
or community college district, upon the written request of the
governing board of the elementary, unified, high school, or community
college district and with the written consent of the legislative
body of the city. This section shall control in the event of any
conflict with a prior order of the county superintendent of schools
made pursuant to Section 5340 of the Education Code.
(b) When a high school district or community college district
election is consolidated with that of a city pursuant to this
section, and the high school district or community college district
has within its boundaries component districts whose elections would
otherwise be held on a date specified in this code, the elections in
the component districts may be consolidated with the election in the
high school district or community college district. The consolidation
shall be effected by the officer conducting the election having
jurisdiction of the component districts upon the written request of
the governing boards thereof and with the written consent of the
governing boards of the districts whose governing board member
elections are to be consolidated with those of the component
districts.
(c) Successors to incumbents holding office upon the effective
date of this section, who in the absence of this section would have
been elected at a different time, shall be chosen for office at the
election nearest the time the terms of office of the incumbents would
have otherwise expired. If an incumbent's term of office is extended
because of this section, he or she shall hold office until a
successor qualifies for the office, but in no event shall the term of
an incumbent be extended to more than four years.