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Sess., c. 224; 1975, c. 517; 1982, c. 181; 1991, c. 668, \u00a7 15.1-227.12; 1997, c. 587; 2024, cc. 225, 242.","full_text":"If voter approval of any bond issue by a locality is required by the Constitution of Virginia or this chapter or any charter provision, a copy of the resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing body of the locality, certified by the clerk of the governing body, requesting that a referendum on the question of the issuance of the bonds be held, shall be filed with the circuit court for the locality or in the case of a town the circuit court for the county in which the town is located. The circuit court shall order a special election, in accordance with \u00a7 24.2-681 et seq., requiring the election officers of the locality on the day fixed in the order to open the polls and take the sense of the voters of the locality on the question of contracting the debt and issuing bonds for the purpose or purposes set forth in the resolution or ordinance. When any town is situated partly in two or more counties, the certified copy of the resolution or ordinance may be presented to the circuit court for any of the counties and the court shall order an election to be held in the town in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-601 and 24.2-681 et seq. Notice of the election in the form prescribed by the court shall be published at least once but not less than seven days before the election in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the locality.\n\t\tWhere voter approval is required by the Constitution of Virginia, this chapter or any charter provision, a locality may, at its option, provide in the ordinance or resolution that any two or more purposes and amounts of the bonds proposed to be issued for such purposes be combined into a single question for the election and referred to as “capital improvement bonds” in an aggregate principal amount equal to the sum of the amounts for the purposes so combined.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216855,"text":"If voter approval of any bond issue by a locality is required by the Constitution of Virginia or this chapter or any charter provision, a copy of the resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing body of the locality, certified by the clerk of the governing body, requesting that a referendum on the question of the issuance of the bonds be held, shall be filed with the circuit court for the locality or in the case of a town the circuit court for the county in which the town is located. The circuit court shall order a special election, in accordance with \u00a7 24.2-681 et seq., requiring the election officers of the locality on the day fixed in the order to open the polls and take the sense of the voters of the locality on the question of contracting the debt and issuing bonds for the purpose or purposes set forth in the resolution or ordinance. When any town is situated partly in two or more counties, the certified copy of the resolution or ordinance may be presented to the circuit court for any of the counties and the court shall order an election to be held in the town in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-601 and 24.2-681 et seq. Notice of the election in the form prescribed by the court shall be published at least once but not less than seven days before the election in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the locality.\n\t\tWhere voter approval is required by the Constitution of Virginia, this chapter or any charter provision, a locality may, at its option, provide in the ordinance or resolution that any two or more purposes and amounts of the bonds proposed to be issued for such purposes be combined into a single question for the election and referred to as “capital improvement bonds” in an aggregate principal amount equal to the sum of the amounts for the purposes so combined.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14965,"edition_id":1,"name":"Provisions Applicable to All Bonds","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:09","permalink":{"id":155963,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14965,"identifier":"2","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2","url":"\/15.2\/II\/26\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Finance Act","identifier":"26","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:37","permalink":{"id":155943,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13707,"identifier":"26","token":"15.2\/II\/26","url":"\/15.2\/II\/26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83529,"structure_id":14965,"section_number":"15.2-2604","catch_line":"Powers generally","url":"\/15.2-2604\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2604","metadata":false},{"id":85999,"structure_id":14965,"section_number":"15.2-2605","catch_line":"Collection of rents and charges; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 640; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1968, chapter 579; in 1975, chapter 517; in 1982, chapter 181; in 1991, chapter 668; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75647,"section_number":"15.2-2636","catch_line":"Ordinance or resolution to provide for issue of bonds","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2636\/"},{"id":62736,"section_number":"15.2-2638","catch_line":"Powers of counties generally; approval of voters required","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2638\/"},{"id":68383,"section_number":"15.2-2640","catch_line":"Resolution for bond issue; contents; request for bonds for school purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2640\/"},{"id":69641,"section_number":"15.2-2642","catch_line":"School district bonds","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2642\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87129,"section_number":"24.2-601","catch_line":"Town election process","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-601\/"},{"id":58078,"section_number":"24.2-681","catch_line":"How special elections superintended and determined","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-681\/"}],"permalink":{"id":155989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59146,"identifier":"15.2-2610","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2610","url":"\/15.2-2610\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2610\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2610","dublin_core":{"Title":"Request for referendum filed with court; order for election; notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2610","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If voter<\/span> approval of any bond<\/span> issue<\/span> by a locality<\/span> is required by the Constitution of Virginia or this chapter or any charter provision, a copy of the resolution or ordinance<\/span> adopted by the governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span>, certified by the clerk of the governing body<\/span>, requesting that a referendum<\/span> on the question of the issuance of the bonds<\/span><\/span> be held, shall be filed with the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the locality<\/span> or in the case of a town<\/span> the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the county<\/span> in which the town<\/span> is located. The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall order<\/span> a special election, in accordance with \u00a7 24.2-681<\/a> et seq., requiring the election officers of the locality<\/span> on the day fixed in the order<\/span> to open the polls and take the sense of the voters<\/span> of the locality<\/span> on the question of contracting the debt and issuing bonds<\/span><\/span> for the purpose or purposes set forth in the resolution or ordinance<\/span>. When any town<\/span> is situated partly in two or more counties, the certified copy of the resolution or ordinance<\/span> may be presented to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for any of the counties and the court<\/span> shall order<\/span> an election to be held in the town<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-601<\/a> and 24.2-681<\/a> et seq. Notice of the election in the form prescribed by the court<\/span> shall be published at least once but not less than seven days before the election in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the locality<\/span>.\n\t\tWhere voter<\/span> approval is required by the Constitution of Virginia, this chapter or any charter provision, a locality<\/span> may, at its option, provide in the ordinance<\/span> or resolution that any two or more purposes and amounts of the bonds<\/span><\/span> proposed to be issued for such purposes be combined into a single question for the election and referred to as “capital improvement bonds<\/span><\/span>” in an aggregate principal amount equal to the sum of the amounts for the purposes so combined.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUEST FOR REFERENDUM FILED WITH COURT; ORDER FOR ELECTION; NOTICE (\u00a7\n15.2-2610)\n\nIf voter approval of any bond issue by a locality is required by the\nConstitution of Virginia or this chapter or any charter provision, a copy of the\nresolution or ordinance adopted by the governing body of the locality, certified\nby the clerk of the governing body, requesting that a referendum on the question\nof the issuance of the bonds be held, shall be filed with the circuit court for\nthe locality or in the case of a town the circuit court for the county in which\nthe town is located. The circuit court shall order a special election, in\naccordance with \u00a7 24.2-681 et seq., requiring the election officers of the\nlocality on the day fixed in the order to open the polls and take the sense of\nthe voters of the locality on the question of contracting the debt and issuing\nbonds for the purpose or purposes set forth in the resolution or ordinance. When\nany town is situated partly in two or more counties, the certified copy of the\nresolution or ordinance may be presented to the circuit court for any of the\ncounties and the court shall order an election to be held in the town in\naccordance with the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-601 and 24.2-681 et seq. Notice of\nthe election in the form prescribed by the court shall be published at least\nonce but not less than seven days before the election in a newspaper published\nor having general circulation in the locality.\n\t\tWhere voter approval is required by the Constitution of Virginia, this chapter\nor any charter provision, a locality may, at its option, provide in the\nordinance or resolution that any two or more purposes and amounts of the bonds\nproposed to be issued for such purposes be combined into a single question for\nthe election and referred to as “capital improvement bonds” in an\naggregate principal amount equal to the sum of the amounts for the purposes so\ncombined.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-666.25, 15-666.30; 1958, c. 640; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7\u00a7\n15.1-182, 15.1-187; 1968, c. 579; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 224; 1975, c. 517; 1982,\nc. 181; 1991, c. 668, \u00a7 15.1-227.12; 1997, c. 587; 2024, cc. 225, 242.","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}}