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If the Governor finds that one-half or more of those voting are in favor of the continuation of the Cotton Board or are in favor of allowing the Cotton Board to increase the assessment on cotton, then the Governor shall so proclaim, and either the Cotton Board shall continue or the Cotton Board shall be authorized to increase the assessment on cotton by a maximum of $0.15 per bale. 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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 2005, chapter 326<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84514,"section_number":"3.2-1508","catch_line":"Persons eligible to vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-1508\/"},{"id":65865,"section_number":"3.2-1511","catch_line":"Virginia Cotton Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-1511\/"}],"permalink":{"id":194611,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86722,"identifier":"3.2-1509","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/15\/3.2-1509","url":"\/3.2-1509\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1509\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/15\/3.2-1509","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referenda results; action of Governor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1509","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the Governor finds any separate referendum<\/span> held pursuant to this chapter in order<\/span>, that at least 50 percent of those who have met the requirements of \u00a7 3.2-1508<\/a> have voted, and that a majority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation of the Cotton<\/span> Board<\/span> or in opposition to allowing the Cotton<\/span> Board<\/span> to increase the assessment<\/span> on cotton<\/span>, then the Governor shall so proclaim and upon such proclamation either the Cotton<\/span> Board<\/span> will be discontinued or the assessment<\/span> on cotton<\/span> will not be increased. If the Governor finds that one-half or more of those voting are in favor of the continuation of the Cotton<\/span> Board<\/span> or are in favor of allowing the Cotton<\/span> Board<\/span> to increase the assessment<\/span> on cotton<\/span>, then the Governor shall so proclaim, and either the Cotton<\/span> Board<\/span> shall continue or the Cotton<\/span> Board<\/span> shall be authorized to increase the assessment<\/span> on cotton<\/span> by a maximum of $0.15 per bale<\/span>. The cost of conducting a referendum<\/span> under this section shall be from funds paid into the Virginia Cotton<\/span> Fund as established in \u00a7 3.2-1511<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDA RESULTS; ACTION OF GOVERNOR (\u00a7 3.2-1509)\n\nIf the Governor finds any separate referendum held pursuant to this chapter in\norder, that at least 50 percent of those who have met the requirements of \u00a7\n3.2-1508 have voted, and that a majority of those voting are in opposition to\nthe continuation of the Cotton Board or in opposition to allowing the Cotton\nBoard to increase the assessment on cotton, then the Governor shall so proclaim\nand upon such proclamation either the Cotton Board will be discontinued or the\nassessment on cotton will not be increased. If the Governor finds that one-half\nor more of those voting are in favor of the continuation of the Cotton Board or\nare in favor of allowing the Cotton Board to increase the assessment on cotton,\nthen the Governor shall so proclaim, and either the Cotton Board shall continue\nor the Cotton Board shall be authorized to increase the assessment on cotton by\na maximum of $0.15 per bale. The cost of conducting a referendum under this\nsection shall be from funds paid into the Virginia Cotton Fund as established in\n\u00a7 3.2-1511.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 873, \u00a7 3.1-1090; 2005, c. 326; 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}}