{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/24.2-304.05.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/24.2-304.05.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/24.2-304.05.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/24.2-304.05.html"}],"law_id":72545,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72545,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-304.05","catch_line":"Legal boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts","history":"2023, c. 455.","full_text":"A\n\nThere shall be 11 Virginia members of the United States House of Representatives elected from 11 congressional districts, and each district is entitled to one representative. The district numbers and boundaries of the 11 congressional districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391 et seq.) of Title 30.B\n\nThere shall be 40 members of the Senate of Virginia elected from 40 senate districts, and each district is entitled to representation by one senator. The district numbers and boundaries of the 40 senate districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391 et seq.) of Title 30.C\n\nThere shall be 100 members of the House of Delegates elected from 100 House of Delegates districts and each district is entitled to representation by one delegate. The district numbers and boundaries of the 100 House of Delegates districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391 et seq.) of Title 30.D\n\nThe block equivalency files and shapefiles for a congressional, senate, or House of Delegates district shall be controlling in any legal determination of the boundary of such district.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261204,"text":"There shall be 11 Virginia members of the United States House of Representatives elected from 11 congressional districts, and each district is entitled to one representative. The district numbers and boundaries of the 11 congressional districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391 et seq.) of Title 30.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":261205,"text":"There shall be 40 members of the Senate of Virginia elected from 40 senate districts, and each district is entitled to representation by one senator. The district numbers and boundaries of the 40 senate districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391 et seq.) of Title 30.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":261206,"text":"There shall be 100 members of the House of Delegates elected from 100 House of Delegates districts and each district is entitled to representation by one delegate. The district numbers and boundaries of the 100 House of Delegates districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391 et seq.) of Title 30.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":261207,"text":"The block equivalency files and shapefiles for a congressional, senate, or House of Delegates district shall be controlling in any legal determination of the boundary of such district.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15152,"edition_id":1,"name":"Congressional, Senatorial, and House of Delegates Districts","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13389,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:33","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:33","permalink":{"id":187675,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15152,"identifier":"2","token":"24.2\/3\/2","url":"\/24.2\/3\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13389,"edition_id":1,"name":"Election Districts, Precincts, and Polling Places","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:47","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:47","permalink":{"id":187667,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13389,"identifier":"3","token":"24.2\/3","url":"\/24.2\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":72593,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-302","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-302\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-302","metadata":false},{"id":73855,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-302.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-302.1\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-302.1","metadata":false},{"id":67906,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-302.2","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-302.2\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-302.2","metadata":false},{"id":60898,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-303","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-303\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-303","metadata":false},{"id":71891,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-303.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-303.1\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-303.1","metadata":false},{"id":83238,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-303.3","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-303.3\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-303.3","metadata":false},{"id":57719,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-304","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-304\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-304","metadata":false},{"id":85144,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-304.01","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-304.01\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-304.01","metadata":false},{"id":83296,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-304.03","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-304.03\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-304.03","metadata":false},{"id":67376,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-304.04","catch_line":"Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts","url":"\/24.2-304.04\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-304.04","metadata":false},{"id":72545,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-304.05","catch_line":"Legal boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts","url":"\/24.2-304.05\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-304.05","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":67376,"structure_id":15152,"section_number":"24.2-304.04","catch_line":"Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts","url":"\/24.2-304.04\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-304.04","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-304.05\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 455<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59535,"section_number":"30-391","catch_line":"Virginia Redistricting Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-391\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187717,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72545,"identifier":"24.2-304.05","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-304.05","url":"\/24.2-304.05\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-304.05\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2\/24.2-304.05","dublin_core":{"Title":"Legal boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-304.05","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There shall be 11 Virginia members of the United States House of Representatives elected from 11 congressional districts, and each district is entitled to one representative. The district numbers and boundaries of the 11 congressional districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391<\/a> et seq.) of Title 30. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There shall be 40 members of the Senate of Virginia elected from 40 senate districts, and each district is entitled to representation by one senator. The district numbers and boundaries of the 40 senate districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391<\/a> et seq.) of Title 30. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> There shall be 100 members of the House of Delegates elected from 100 House of Delegates districts and each district is entitled to representation by one delegate. The district numbers and boundaries of the 100 House of Delegates districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391<\/a> et seq.) of Title 30. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The block equivalency files and shapefiles for a congressional, senate, or House of Delegates district shall be controlling in any legal determination of the boundary of such district. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEGAL BOUNDARIES OF CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS (\u00a7\n24.2-304.05)\n\nA. There shall be 11 Virginia members of the United States House of\nRepresentatives elected from 11 congressional districts, and each district is\nentitled to one representative. The district numbers and boundaries of the 11\ncongressional districts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file\nand resulting shapefile that is the electronic version of the districts\nestablished pursuant to Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia\nand Chapter 62 (§ 30-391 et seq.) of Title 30.\n\nB. There shall be 40 members of the Senate of Virginia elected from 40 senate\ndistricts, and each district is entitled to representation by one senator. The\ndistrict numbers and boundaries of the 40 senate districts shall be those\ndesignated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that is the\nelectronic version of the districts established pursuant to Article II, §\n6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§ 30-391 et seq.) of\nTitle 30.\n\nC. There shall be 100 members of the House of Delegates elected from 100 House\nof Delegates districts and each district is entitled to representation by one\ndelegate. The district numbers and boundaries of the 100 House of Delegates\ndistricts shall be those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting\nshapefile that is the electronic version of the districts established pursuant\nto Article II, § 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and Chapter 62 (§\n30-391 et seq.) of Title 30.\n\nD. The block equivalency files and shapefiles for a congressional, senate, or\nHouse of Delegates district shall be controlling in any legal determination of\nthe boundary of such district.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 455.","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}}