{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-5000","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 5000","heading":"","body":"After the initial election of governing board members in any school district or community college district, a governing board member election shall be held biennially on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each succeeding odd-numbered year to fill the offices of members whose terms expire on the first Friday in December next succeeding the election. Except as provided in this chapter, or in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5200) , the elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5300).","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","PART 4. ELECTIONS [5000. - 5442.]","CHAPTER 1. Election of School District Board Members [5000. - 5095.]","ARTICLE 1. Elections [5000. - 5033.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"28f173e55681b3baa23e4819920cb46139b227606f9bdb65e662683662736e45","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-4024","next":"us-ca/edc-5009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}