CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

An act to amend Section 7.1 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 37220, 44988, 45203, 45205, 79020, 79030, 88203, 88205, and 89005.7 of, and to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 92070) to Chapter 1 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, to amend Section 1100 of the Elections Code, to amend Sections 6700, 19853, and 19853.1 of the Government Code, relating to elections.

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AB 1872, as introduced, Low. Election day holiday.

Existing law requires that an election for congressional and state elective offices be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. Existing law requires a presidential general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in any year that is evenly divisible by the number 4.

Existing law designates specific days as holidays in this state. Existing law designates holidays on which community colleges and public schools are required to close. Existing law entitles state employees, with specified exceptions, to be given time off with pay for specified holidays. Existing law designates optional bank holidays.

This bill would add the day on which a statewide general election is held, which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of any even-numbered year, to these lists of holidays. The bill would require community colleges and public schools to close on any day on which...

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