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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 249<\/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 2019, chapters 777<\/a> and 778<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56372,"section_number":"24.2-103.1","catch_line":"Duties of Department of Elections related to redistricting","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-103.1\/"},{"id":76644,"section_number":"24.2-306","catch_line":"Changes not to be enacted within 60 days of general election; notice requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-306\/"},{"id":68688,"section_number":"24.2-309.2","catch_line":"Election precincts; prohibiting precinct changes for specified period of time","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-309.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187731,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71455,"identifier":"24.2-304.3","token":"24.2\/3\/2.1\/24.2-304.3","url":"\/24.2-304.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-304.3\/","token":"24.2\/3\/2.1\/24.2-304.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recording reapportionment ordinance; notice requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-304.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A copy of the ordinance<\/span> reapportioning representation in the governing body of a county, city, or town, including a description of the boundaries and a map showing the boundaries of the districts or wards, shall be recorded in the official minutes of the governing body.\n\t\tThe clerk of the county, city, or town shall send a certified copy of the ordinance<\/span>, including a description of the boundaries and a Geographic Information System (GIS) map showing the boundaries of the districts or wards, to the local electoral board<\/span>, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Department of Elections<\/span>, and the Division of Legislative Services. Any county, city, or town that does not have GIS capabilities may request the Department of Elections<\/span> to create on its behalf a GIS map showing the boundaries of the districts or wards as set out in the ordinance<\/span>, and the Department of Elections<\/span> shall create such a map.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDING REAPPORTIONMENT ORDINANCE; NOTICE REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 24.2-304.3)\n\nA copy of the ordinance reapportioning representation in the governing body of a\ncounty, city, or town, including a description of the boundaries and a map\nshowing the boundaries of the districts or wards, shall be recorded in the\nofficial minutes of the governing body.\n\t\tThe clerk of the county, city, or town shall send a certified copy of the\nordinance, including a description of the boundaries and a Geographic\nInformation System (GIS) map showing the boundaries of the districts or wards,\nto the local electoral board, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Department\nof Elections, and the Division of Legislative Services. Any county, city, or\ntown that does not have GIS capabilities may request the Department of Elections\nto create on its behalf a GIS map showing the boundaries of the districts or\nwards as set out in the ordinance, and the Department of Elections shall create\nsuch a map.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 249; 2019, cc. 777, 778.","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}}