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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 654<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1996, chapter 983<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58078,"section_number":"24.2-681","catch_line":"How special elections superintended and determined","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-681\/"}],"permalink":{"id":144653,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70110,"identifier":"10.1-634.1","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/3\/10.1-634.1","url":"\/10.1-634.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-634.1\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/3\/10.1-634.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conduct of referenda","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-634.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection B, the referenda authorized or required by this article shall be conducted pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board and not as provided for under § 24.2-684<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Referenda authorized or required by this article prior to the regulations referred to in subsection A becoming effective shall be conducted by the district directors<\/span> of the soil and water conservation district in which the watershed improvement district is situated pursuant to the provisions of this article as they were effective on January 1, 1995, and Article 5 (§ 24.2-681<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 24.2. The costs of holding referenda under this subsection shall be paid by the requesting landowners. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDUCT OF REFERENDA (\u00a7 10.1-634.1)\n\nA. Except as provided in subsection B, the referenda authorized or required by\nthis article shall be conducted pursuant to regulations prescribed by the\nVirginia Soil and Water Conservation Board and not as provided for under §\n24.2-684.\n\nB. Referenda authorized or required by this article prior to the regulations\nreferred to in subsection A becoming effective shall be conducted by the\ndistrict directors of the soil and water conservation district in which the\nwatershed improvement district is situated pursuant to the provisions of this\narticle as they were effective on January 1, 1995, and Article 5 (§\n24.2-681 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 24.2. The costs of holding referenda\nunder this subsection shall be paid by the requesting landowners.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 654; 1996, c. 983.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}