California CodesCalifornia Constitution - CONSArticle II — Voting, Initiative and Referendum, and RecallSection 20
Terms of elective offices provided for by this Constitution, other than Members of the Legislature, commence on the Monday after January 1 following election. The election shall be held in the last even-numbered year before the term expires.
Notes
Sets constitutionally created elective-office terms, except legislative seats, to begin on the Monday after January 1 following the election. Requires the election for each such covered office to occur in the final even-numbered year before the existing constitutional term expires.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | Cal. Const. art. II, § 20 | https://laws.lexinter.net/constitution/california/article-ii/section-20