Office Date Terms/Term Limits Code Sec
President January 20th at Noon 4 year / 2 term maximum U.S. Const. Ammendment XX, §1
State Assembly – 80 members (Legislative Office) First Monday in December next following election 2 year / Members elected to the legislature or their first time in 2012 or later mayserve a total of twelve years in either
house, or a combination of the two houses.
A person may serve all twelve yearsin either the Assembly or the Senate,or split between the two houses.		 CA. Const. Art. IV §2
State Senate – 40 members (Legislative Office) First Monday in December next following election 4 year / Members elected to the legislature or their first time in 2012 or later mayserve a total of twelve years in either
house, or a combination of the two houses.
A person may serve all twelve yearsin either the Assembly or the Senate,or split between the two houses.		 CA. Const. Art. IV §2
Representative in Congress January 3rd 2 years / none U.S. Const. Ammendment XX, §2
U. S. Senators – 2 from each state January 3rd 6 years / none U.S. Const. Ammendment XX, §1
Special Districts First Friday in December following general election at noon 4 years / none E. C. §10554
School Districts Second Friday in December next succeeding election 4 years / none Ed. Code §5017
Superior Court Judges First Monday after January 1 following election 6 years / none CA. Const. Art. VI §16
Statewide Offices First Monday after January 1 following election 4 years / 2 terms CA. Const. Art. V
County Offices First Monday after January 1 following election 4 years / 2 terms Gov. Code §24200
County Supervisors First Monday after January 1 following election 4 years / none Gov. Code §24200
City of Capitola Consult City Clerk 4 years / none _
City of Santa Cruz Fourth Tuesday in November 4 years / up to 10 consecutive years _
City of Scotts Valley Consult City Clerk 4 years / none _
City of Watsonville Consult City Clerk 4 years / 2 full terms on, 2 years off _