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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 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":[{"id":86722,"section_number":"3.2-1509","catch_line":"Referenda results; action of Governor","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-1509\/"},{"id":73697,"section_number":"3.2-1514","catch_line":"Falsification of records; misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-1514\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194607,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84514,"identifier":"3.2-1508","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/15\/3.2-1508","url":"\/3.2-1508\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1508\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/15\/3.2-1508","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons eligible to vote","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person in the Commonwealth who produced at least one bale<\/span> of cotton<\/span> in the Commonwealth in the fiscal year preceding any referendum<\/span> held pursuant to this chapter shall be eligible to vote in such referendum<\/span>, provided that he so certifies on forms prepared by the Commissioner<\/span>. Completed certification forms shall include the following information: (i) the full name, address, and, if applicable, title of producer<\/span> if a partner or corporate officer; (ii) the name and locality of each handler<\/span> of that producer<\/span>’s cotton<\/span> in the fiscal year preceding the referendum<\/span>; and (iii) any other information deemed necessary by the Commissioner<\/span> to carry out the Commissioner<\/span>’s duties under this section. Any person who meets the requirements of this section shall be eligible to vote in the referendum<\/span>, but no person shall be required to be a qualified voter in other respects. Such person may vote provided that they are a resident of the Commonwealth or qualified to do business in the Commonwealth. Any person who is not an individual shall vote by its authorized representative. Only one person per farming unit<\/span> shall be eligible to vote in any referendum<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE (\u00a7 3.2-1508)\n\nAny person in the Commonwealth who produced at least one bale of cotton in the\nCommonwealth in the fiscal year preceding any referendum held pursuant to this\nchapter shall be eligible to vote in such referendum, provided that he so\ncertifies on forms prepared by the Commissioner. Completed certification forms\nshall include the following information: (i) the full name, address, and, if\napplicable, title of producer if a partner or corporate officer; (ii) the name\nand locality of each handler of that producer’s cotton in the fiscal year\npreceding the referendum; and (iii) any other information deemed necessary by\nthe Commissioner to carry out the Commissioner’s duties under this\nsection. Any person who meets the requirements of this section shall be eligible\nto vote in the referendum, but no person shall be required to be a qualified\nvoter in other respects. Such person may vote provided that they are a resident\nof the Commonwealth or qualified to do business in the Commonwealth. Any person\nwho is not an individual shall vote by its authorized representative. Only one\nperson per farming unit shall be eligible to vote in any referendum.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 873, \u00a7 3.1-1086; 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}}