Signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Highlights:

- Requires the presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday in February of every presidential election year rather than in June [Sec. 1(c); Sec. 1(d)]. - Specifies that the legislature intends the costs incurred by local governments for the new presidential primary elections to be reimbursed by the state (Sec. 6). - Removes the requirement that statewide direct primary elections be held simultaneously with presidential primaries (Sec. 5).

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Highlights:

- Requires the presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday in February of every presidential election year rather than in June [Sec. 1(c); Sec. 1(d)]. - Specifies that the legislature intends the costs incurred by local governments for the new presidential primary elections to be reimbursed by the state (Sec. 6). - Removes the requirement that statewide direct primary elections be held simultaneously with presidential primaries (Sec. 5).

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