(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the charter of the County of San Diego may be amended by proposals submitted to the county electors by the board of supervisors or by a petition signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors in the county to require that candidates for county office be elected at the general election. Only the candidates who receive the highest or second highest number of votes cast at the primary election shall appear on the ballot as candidates for county office at the ensuing general election. In the event there are two or less candidates for county office, the names of the candidates shall not appear on the primary election ballot and the candidate for county office with the highest number of votes cast shall be elected at the general election.
(b) For purposes of this section, “county office” means any of the following offices:
(1) County supervisor.
(2) District attorney.
(3) Sheriff.
(4) Assessor, recorder, and county clerk.
(5) Treasurer and tax collector.
(6) Member of the county board of education.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 713, Sec. 1. (AB 901) Effective January 1, 2018.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018