§ 16062 School District Election Timing

• •School district elections about apportionments can be before or after the apportionment is made.
• •They cannot be held within 45 days before or after a statewide election unless they are combined with that statewide election.
• •The timing rules follow Part 3 of Division 10 of the Elections Code.

A school district wants to vote on how to use a new state grant, and the next statewide election is on November 5.

The district can schedule its vote any day it likes, except it can’t pick a date like October 1 (which is 45 days before the November 5 election) or December 20 (which is 45 days after). If it wants to vote on those dates, it must hold the vote together with the November 5 statewide election.