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The clerk of the circuit court shall post the notice and regulations on the front door or public bulletin board of the courthouse and certify the posting to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall give notice of the referendum in a newspaper of general circulation in Richmond, Virginia, and shall send a notice of the referendum to a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where corn is produced, at least 60 days prior to the holding of any referendum under this chapter. The notice shall contain the date, hours, and method of voting in such referendum, the amount of assessment to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected, the general purposes for which the assessments will be used, and the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to this chapter.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum all necessary ballots, certificates, and supplies required for such referendum and shall, under regulations adopted by the Board, arrange for the use of polling places, if necessary.D\n\nThe Commissioner shall, within 10 days after the referendum, canvass and publicly declare the results thereof and certify the same to the Governor and the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248078,"text":"The Commissioner shall arrange for and manage any referendum conducted under this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":248079,"text":"The Commissioner shall, 60 days before the date upon which a referendum is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit court in each locality where corn is produced. 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 395 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 1980 \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 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194537,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68532,"identifier":"3.2-1406","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/14\/3.2-1406","url":"\/3.2-1406\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1406\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/14\/3.2-1406","dublin_core":{"Title":"Management of referenda; Commissioner’s duties; notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1406","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall arrange for and manage any referendum<\/span> conducted under this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall, 60 days before the date upon which a referendum<\/span> is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in each locality where corn<\/span> is produced. The clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall post the notice and regulations on the front door or public bulletin board<\/span> of the courthouse and certify the posting to the Commissioner<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> shall give notice of the referendum<\/span> in a newspaper of general circulation in Richmond, Virginia, and shall send a notice of the referendum<\/span> to a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where corn<\/span> is produced, at least 60 days prior to the holding of any referendum<\/span> under this chapter. The notice shall contain the date, hours, and method of voting in such referendum<\/span>, the amount of assessment to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected, the general purposes for which the assessments will be used, and the regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> pursuant to this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum<\/span> all necessary ballots, certificates, and supplies required for such referendum<\/span> and shall, under regulations adopted by the Board<\/span>, arrange for the use of polling places, if necessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall, within 10 days after the referendum<\/span>, canvass and publicly declare the results thereof and certify the same to the Governor and the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMANAGEMENT OF REFERENDA; COMMISSIONER’S DUTIES; NOTICE (\u00a7 3.2-1406)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall arrange for and manage any referendum conducted under\nthis chapter.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall, 60 days before the date upon which a referendum is to\nbe held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit court in each locality where\ncorn is produced. The clerk of the circuit court shall post the notice and\nregulations on the front door or public bulletin board of the courthouse and\ncertify the posting to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall give notice of\nthe referendum in a newspaper of general circulation in Richmond, Virginia, and\nshall send a notice of the referendum to a newspaper of general circulation in\neach locality where corn is produced, at least 60 days prior to the holding of\nany referendum under this chapter. The notice shall contain the date, hours, and\nmethod of voting in such referendum, the amount of assessment to be collected,\nthe means by which such assessment shall be collected, the general purposes for\nwhich the assessments will be used, and the regulations adopted by the Board\npursuant to this chapter.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum\nall necessary ballots, certificates, and supplies required for such referendum\nand shall, under regulations adopted by the Board, arrange for the use of\npolling places, if necessary.\n\nD. The Commissioner shall, within 10 days after the referendum, canvass and\npublicly declare the results thereof and certify the same to the Governor and\nthe Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 395, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-1034, 3.1-1037 to 3.1-1039; 2008, c. 860.","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}}