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The clerk of the court shall post the notice on the front door or public bulletin board of the courthouse and certify the posting to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days prior to the holding of any referendum under this chapter, send a notice of the referendum (i) to a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where cotton is produced or (ii) by mail to all persons listed as cotton producers with the Department during the fiscal year preceding the referendum.\n\t\t\tThe notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting in the referendum; the amount of assessment to be collected, the means by which the assessment will be collected, and the general purposes for how the assessment will be used; and the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to § 3.2-112.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum all necessary ballots, certificates, and supplies required for the referendum.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 shall notify, by mail, each member of the Board of the results.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203534,"text":"The Commissioner shall, under the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to § 3.2-112, arrange for the use of any polling places, if necessary.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":203535,"text":"The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days before the date on which a referendum is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit court in each locality where cotton is produced. 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The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days prior to the holding of any referendum under this chapter, send a notice of the referendum (i) to a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where cotton is produced or (ii) by mail to all persons listed as cotton producers with the Department during the fiscal year preceding the referendum.\n\t\t\tThe notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting in the referendum; the amount of assessment to be collected, the means by which the assessment will be collected, and the general purposes for how the assessment will be used; and the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to § 3.2-112.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":203536,"text":"The Commissioner shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum all necessary ballots, certificates, and supplies required for the referendum.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":203537,"text":"The Commissioner shall, within 10 days after the referendum, canvass and publicly declare the results thereof and certify the same to the Governor and shall notify, by mail, each member of the Board of the results.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14274,"edition_id":1,"name":"Cotton Board","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12795,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:34","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:34","permalink":{"id":194573,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14274,"identifier":"15","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/15","url":"\/3.2\/II\/B\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12795,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commodity Boards","identifier":"B","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12794,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":194393,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12795,"identifier":"B","token":"3.2\/II\/B","url":"\/3.2\/II\/B\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12794,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boards, Councils, Foundations, and Commissions","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12793,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":194359,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12794,"identifier":"II","token":"3.2\/II","url":"\/3.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12793,"edition_id":1,"name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":193939,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12793,"identifier":"3.2","token":"3.2","url":"\/3.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69523,"structure_id":14274,"section_number":"3.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-1500\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/15\/3.2-1500","metadata":false},{"id":71569,"structure_id":14274,"section_number":"3.2-1501","catch_line":"Cotton Board; 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 873<\/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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 14<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59220,"section_number":"3.2-112","catch_line":"Regulations governing the conduct of referenda","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-112\/"}],"permalink":{"id":194599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55536,"identifier":"3.2-1506","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/15\/3.2-1506","url":"\/3.2-1506\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1506\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/15\/3.2-1506","dublin_core":{"Title":"Management of referenda; Commissioner’s duties; notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1506","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall, under the regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 3.2-112<\/a>, arrange for the use of any polling places, if necessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall, at least 60 days before the date on which a referendum<\/span> is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in each locality where cotton<\/span> is produced. The clerk of the court<\/span> shall post the notice on the front door or public bulletin board<\/span> of the courthouse and certify the posting to the Commissioner<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> shall, at least 60 days prior to the holding of any referendum<\/span> under this chapter, send a notice of the referendum<\/span> (i) to a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where cotton<\/span> is produced or (ii) by mail to all persons listed as cotton<\/span> producers<\/span> with the Department<\/span> during the fiscal year preceding the referendum<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting in the referendum<\/span>; the amount of assessment<\/span> to be collected, the means by which the assessment<\/span> will be collected, and the general purposes for how the assessment<\/span> will be used; and the regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 3.2-112<\/a>. <\/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 the referendum<\/span>. <\/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 shall notify, by mail, each member of the Board<\/span> of the results. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMANAGEMENT OF REFERENDA; COMMISSIONER’S DUTIES; NOTICE (\u00a7 3.2-1506)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall, under the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant\nto § 3.2-112, arrange for the use of any polling places, if necessary.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days before the date on which a\nreferendum is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit court in each\nlocality where cotton is produced. The clerk of the court shall post the notice\non the front door or public bulletin board of the courthouse and certify the\nposting to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days prior to\nthe holding of any referendum under this chapter, send a notice of the\nreferendum (i) to a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where\ncotton is produced or (ii) by mail to all persons listed as cotton producers\nwith the Department during the fiscal year preceding the referendum.\n\t\t\tThe notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting\nin the referendum; the amount of assessment to be collected, the means by which\nthe assessment will be collected, and the general purposes for how the\nassessment will be used; and the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to\n§ 3.2-112.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum\nall necessary ballots, certificates, and supplies required for the referendum.\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\nshall notify, by mail, each member of the Board of the results.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 873, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-1085, 3.1-1087; 2008, c. 860; 2010, c. 14.","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}}