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I, c. 1.","full_text":"No county, city, or town shall create, divide, abolish, or consolidate any precincts, or otherwise change the boundaries of any precinct, effective during the period from February 1, 2019, to May 15, 2021, except as (i) provided by law upon a change in the boundaries of the county, city, or town, (ii) the result of a court order, (iii) the result of a change in the form of government, or (iv) the result of an increase or decrease in the number of local election districts other than at-large districts. Any ordinance required to comply with the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-307 shall be adopted on or before February 1, 2019.\n\t\tIf a change in the boundaries of a precinct is required pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), the county, city, or town shall comply with the applicable requirements of law, including \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-304.3 and 30-395, and send copies of the ordered or enacted changes to the State Board of Elections and the Division of Legislative Services.\n\t\tThis section shall not prohibit any county, city, or town from adopting an ordinance revising precinct boundaries after January 1, 2021. However, no revisions in precinct boundaries shall be implemented in the conduct of elections prior to May 15, 2021.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248656,"text":"No county, city, or town shall create, divide, abolish, or consolidate any precincts, or otherwise change the boundaries of any precinct, effective during the period from February 1, 2019, to May 15, 2021, except as (i) provided by law upon a change in the boundaries of the county, city, or town, (ii) the result of a court order, (iii) the result of a change in the form of government, or (iv) the result of an increase or decrease in the number of local election districts other than at-large districts. Any ordinance required to comply with the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-307 shall be adopted on or before February 1, 2019.\n\t\tIf a change in the boundaries of a precinct is required pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), the county, city, or town shall comply with the applicable requirements of law, including \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-304.3 and 30-395, and send copies of the ordered or enacted changes to the State Board of Elections and the Division of Legislative Services.\n\t\tThis section shall not prohibit any county, city, or town from adopting an ordinance revising precinct boundaries after January 1, 2021. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 112<\/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 2018, chapters 778<\/a> and 779<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71455,"section_number":"24.2-304.3","catch_line":"Recording reapportionment ordinance; notice requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-304.3\/"},{"id":71718,"section_number":"24.2-307","catch_line":"Requirements for county and city precincts","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-307\/"},{"id":84571,"section_number":"30-395","catch_line":"Staff to Virginia Redistricting Commission; census liaison","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-395\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68688,"identifier":"24.2-309.2","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-309.2","url":"\/24.2-309.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-309.2\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-309.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Election precincts; prohibiting precinct changes for specified period of time","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-309.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No county, city, or town shall create, divide, abolish, or consolidate any precincts<\/span>, or otherwise change the boundaries of any precinct<\/span>, effective during the period from February 1, 2019, to May 15, 2021, except as (i) provided by law<\/span> upon a change in the boundaries of the county, city, or town, (ii) the result of a court order<\/span>, (iii) the result of a change in the form of government, or (iv) the result of an increase or decrease in the number of local election districts<\/span> other than at-large districts. Any ordinance<\/span> required to comply with the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-307<\/a> shall be adopted on or before February 1, 2019.\n\t\tIf a change in the boundaries of a precinct<\/span> is required pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), the county, city, or town shall comply with the applicable requirements of law<\/span>, including \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-304.3<\/a> and 30-395<\/a>, and send copies of the ordered or enacted changes to the State Board<\/span> of Elections<\/span> and the Division of Legislative Services.\n\t\tThis section shall not prohibit any county, city, or town from adopting an ordinance<\/span> revising precinct<\/span> boundaries after January 1, 2021. However, no revisions in precinct<\/span> boundaries shall be implemented in the conduct of elections<\/span> prior to May 15, 2021.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTION PRECINCTS; PROHIBITING PRECINCT CHANGES FOR SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME\n(\u00a7 24.2-309.2)\n\nNo county, city, or town shall create, divide, abolish, or consolidate any\nprecincts, or otherwise change the boundaries of any precinct, effective during\nthe period from February 1, 2019, to May 15, 2021, except as (i) provided by law\nupon a change in the boundaries of the county, city, or town, (ii) the result of\na court order, (iii) the result of a change in the form of government, or (iv)\nthe result of an increase or decrease in the number of local election districts\nother than at-large districts. Any ordinance required to comply with the\nrequirements of \u00a7 24.2-307 shall be adopted on or before February 1, 2019.\n\t\tIf a change in the boundaries of a precinct is required pursuant to clause\n(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), the county, city, or town shall comply with the\napplicable requirements of law, including \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-304.3 and 30-395, and send\ncopies of the ordered or enacted changes to the State Board of Elections and the\nDivision of Legislative Services.\n\t\tThis section shall not prohibit any county, city, or town from adopting an\nordinance revising precinct boundaries after January 1, 2021. However, no\nrevisions in precinct boundaries shall be implemented in the conduct of\nelections prior to May 15, 2021.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 112; 2018, cc. 778, 779; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56; 2022, Sp.\nSess. I, c. 1.","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}}