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It has been modified 2 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":157323,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56981,"identifier":"15.2-3513","token":"15.2\/III\/35\/1\/15.2-3513","url":"\/15.2-3513\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3513\/","token":"15.2\/III\/35\/1\/15.2-3513","dublin_core":{"Title":"Magisterial, school and election districts, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3513","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The magisterial districts in a <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, and the school districts, election districts and voting places in the consolidated <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">town<\/span> shall continue as in the several counties, cities or <span class=\"dictionary\">towns<\/span> prior to <span class=\"dictionary\">consolidation<\/span>, unless and until changed in accordance with <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMAGISTERIAL, SCHOOL AND ELECTION DISTRICTS, ETC (\u00a7 15.2-3513)\n\nThe magisterial districts in a county, and the school districts, election\ndistricts and voting places in the consolidated county, city or town shall\ncontinue as in the several counties, cities or towns prior to consolidation,\nunless and until changed in accordance with law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-172; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1081; 1997, c. 587.","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}}