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Sess., c. 264, \u00a7 24.1-40; 1993, c. 641.","full_text":"A precinct may be established with fewer than the minimum number of registered voters required by this article if a larger precinct cannot be established in which all persons are voting at any general election for the same candidates for the governing body and school board of the county or city, House of Delegates, state Senate, and United States House of Representatives. The governing body may select a polling place within one mile of the boundaries of that precinct if a suitable polling place is not available within that precinct.\n\t\tThe State Board shall make regulations setting procedures by which elections may be conducted in precincts in which all voters do not have the same choice of candidates at a general election.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245772,"text":"A precinct may be established with fewer than the minimum number of registered voters required by this article if a larger precinct cannot be established in which all persons are voting at any general election for the same candidates for the governing body and school board of the county or city, House of Delegates, state Senate, and United States House of Representatives. The governing body may select a polling place within one mile of the boundaries of that precinct if a suitable polling place is not available within that precinct.\n\t\tThe State Board shall make regulations setting procedures by which elections may be conducted in precincts in which all voters do not have the same choice of candidates at a general election.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16319,"edition_id":1,"name":"Requirements for Election Districts, Precincts, and Polling Places","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13389,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:13:47","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:13:47","permalink":{"id":187747,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16319,"identifier":"3","token":"24.2\/3\/3","url":"\/24.2\/3\/3\/","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":85013,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-305","catch_line":"Composition of election districts and precincts","url":"\/24.2-305\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-305","metadata":false},{"id":76644,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-306","catch_line":"Changes not to be enacted within 60 days of general election; notice requirements","url":"\/24.2-306\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-306","metadata":false},{"id":71718,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-307","catch_line":"Requirements for county and city precincts","url":"\/24.2-307\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-307","metadata":false},{"id":76372,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-308","catch_line":"Requirements for town precincts","url":"\/24.2-308\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-308","metadata":false},{"id":67861,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-309","catch_line":"Establishment of precinct with less than minimum number of voters; conduct of elections where all voters do not have same choice of candidates","url":"\/24.2-309\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-309","metadata":false},{"id":84638,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-309.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-309.1\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-309.1","metadata":false},{"id":68688,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-309.2","catch_line":"Election precincts; prohibiting precinct changes for specified period of time","url":"\/24.2-309.2\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-309.2","metadata":false},{"id":66699,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-310","catch_line":"Requirements for polling places","url":"\/24.2-310\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-310","metadata":false},{"id":76944,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-310.1","catch_line":"Polling places; additional requirement","url":"\/24.2-310.1\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-310.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":76372,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-308","catch_line":"Requirements for town precincts","url":"\/24.2-308\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-308","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":84638,"structure_id":16319,"section_number":"24.2-309.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-309.1\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-309.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-309\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71718,"section_number":"24.2-307","catch_line":"Requirements for county and city precincts","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-307\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187765,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67861,"identifier":"24.2-309","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-309","url":"\/24.2-309\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-309\/","token":"24.2\/3\/3\/24.2-309","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of precinct with less than minimum number of voters; conduct of elections where all voters do not have same choice of candidates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-309","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">precinct<\/span> may be established with fewer than the minimum number of <span class=\"dictionary\">registered voters<\/span> required by this article if a larger <span class=\"dictionary\">precinct<\/span> cannot be established in which all persons are voting at any <span class=\"dictionary\">general election<\/span> for the same <span class=\"dictionary\">candidates<\/span> for the governing body and school board of the county or city, House of Delegates, state Senate, and United States House of Representatives. The governing body may select a <span class=\"dictionary\">polling place<\/span> within one mile of the boundaries of that <span class=\"dictionary\">precinct<\/span> if a suitable <span class=\"dictionary\">polling place<\/span> is not available within that <span class=\"dictionary\">precinct<\/span>.\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">State Board<\/span> shall make regulations setting procedures by which <span class=\"dictionary\">elections<\/span> may be conducted in <span class=\"dictionary\">precincts<\/span> in which all voters do not have the same choice of <span class=\"dictionary\">candidates<\/span> at a <span class=\"dictionary\">general election<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF PRECINCT WITH LESS THAN MINIMUM NUMBER OF VOTERS; CONDUCT OF\nELECTIONS WHERE ALL VOTERS DO NOT HAVE SAME CHOICE OF CANDIDATES (\u00a7 24.2-309)\n\nA precinct may be established with fewer than the minimum number of registered\nvoters required by this article if a larger precinct cannot be established in\nwhich all persons are voting at any general election for the same candidates for\nthe governing body and school board of the county or city, House of Delegates,\nstate Senate, and United States House of Representatives. The governing body may\nselect a polling place within one mile of the boundaries of that precinct if a\nsuitable polling place is not available within that precinct.\n\t\tThe State Board shall make regulations setting procedures by which elections\nmay be conducted in precincts in which all voters do not have the same choice of\ncandidates at a general election.\n\nHISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 264, \u00a7 24.1-40; 1993, c. 641.","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}}