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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 88 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. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2022, chapter 355<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61173,"section_number":"22.1-57.2","catch_line":"Referendum on direct election of school board members by the voters","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.2\/"},{"id":63936,"section_number":"22.1-57.4","catch_line":"Referendum to revert to appointment of the school board","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56732,"identifier":"22.1-47.2","token":"22.1\/5\/4.1\/22.1-47.2","url":"\/22.1-47.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-47.2\/","token":"22.1\/5\/4.1\/22.1-47.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Petitions for a referendum on direct election of school board members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-47.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Petitions<\/span> circulated pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-57.2<\/a> or 22.1-57.4<\/a> may be circulated for a period not to exceed one calendar year. If the period from the date of the earliest signature to the latest signature exceeds one calendar year, all signatures shall be invalid.\n\t\tAt the time the petitions<\/span> are filed, the petitions<\/span> shall contain the required number of signatures of voters who are currently registered to vote in the county.\n\t\tPersons signing petitions<\/span> for a referendum<\/span> to be held at the November general election shall date their signatures on the petitions<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPETITIONS FOR A REFERENDUM ON DIRECT ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS (\u00a7\n22.1-47.2)\n\nPetitions circulated pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-57.2 or 22.1-57.4 may be circulated for\na period not to exceed one calendar year. If the period from the date of the\nearliest signature to the latest signature exceeds one calendar year, all\nsignatures shall be invalid.\n\t\tAt the time the petitions are filed, the petitions shall contain the required\nnumber of signatures of voters who are currently registered to vote in the\ncounty.\n\t\tPersons signing petitions for a referendum to be held at the November general\nelection shall date their signatures on the petitions.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 88; 2022, c. 355.","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}}