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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 producers are located at least 60 days prior to the holding of any referendum pursuant to the provisions of this article. The notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting in the referendum, the amount of tax to be collected, the means by which the tax shall be collected, the general purposes for how the taxes will be used, and the regulations adopted by the Board hereunder.C\n\nThe Commissioner, with the assistance of the petitioners, shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum all necessary ballots and supplies required for the referendum and shall under regulations adopted by the Board and with the assistance of the petitioners and the Extension Service arrange for the necessary polling places.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":262057,"text":"The Commissioner shall arrange for and manage any referendum conducted pursuant to this article.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":262058,"text":"The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days before the referendum is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit court in each locality where producers are located.\n\t\t\tThe clerk of the circuit court shall post the notice and the 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 producers are located at least 60 days prior to the holding of any referendum pursuant to the provisions of this article. The notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting in the referendum, the amount of tax to be collected, the means by which the tax shall be collected, the general purposes for how the taxes will be used, and the regulations adopted by the Board hereunder.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":262059,"text":"The Commissioner, with the assistance of the petitioners, shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum all necessary ballots and supplies required for the referendum and shall under regulations adopted by the Board and with the assistance of the petitioners and the Extension Service arrange for the necessary polling places.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":262060,"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 the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12797,"edition_id":1,"name":"Potato Referenda and Fund","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12796,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":194797,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12797,"identifier":"2","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/2","url":"\/3.2\/II\/B\/18\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12796,"edition_id":1,"name":"Potato Board","identifier":"18","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12795,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":194773,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12796,"identifier":"18","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18","url":"\/3.2\/II\/B\/18\/","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":63888,"structure_id":12797,"section_number":"3.2-1805","catch_line":"Referenda","url":"\/3.2-1805\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/2\/3.2-1805","metadata":false},{"id":72761,"structure_id":12797,"section_number":"3.2-1806","catch_line":"Management of referenda; 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 126 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194803,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72761,"identifier":"3.2-1806","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/2\/3.2-1806","url":"\/3.2-1806\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1806\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/2\/3.2-1806","dublin_core":{"Title":"Management of referenda; Commissioner’s duties; notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1806","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 pursuant to this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall, at least 60 days before the referendum<\/span> is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in each locality where producers<\/span> are located.\n\t\t\tThe clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall post the notice and the 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 producers<\/span> are located at least 60 days prior to the holding of any referendum<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of this article. The notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting in the referendum<\/span>, the amount of tax to be collected, the means by which the tax shall be collected, the general purposes for how the taxes will be used, and the regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> hereunder. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span>, with the assistance of the petitioners, shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum<\/span> all necessary ballots and supplies required for the referendum<\/span> and shall under regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> and with the assistance of the petitioners and the Extension Service arrange for the necessary polling places. <\/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 3.2-1806)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall arrange for and manage any referendum conducted\npursuant to this article.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days before the referendum is to be held,\nmail notice to the clerk of the circuit court in each locality where producers\nare located.\n\t\t\tThe clerk of the circuit court shall post the notice and the regulations on\nthe front door or public bulletin board of the courthouse and certify the\nposting to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall give notice of the\nreferendum 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 producers are located at least 60 days prior to the holding\nof any referendum pursuant to the provisions of this article. The notice shall\ncontain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting in the referendum,\nthe amount of tax to be collected, the means by which the tax shall be\ncollected, the general purposes for how the taxes will be used, and the\nregulations adopted by the Board hereunder.\n\nC. The Commissioner, with the assistance of the petitioners, shall prepare and\ndistribute in advance of the referendum all necessary ballots and supplies\nrequired for the referendum and shall under regulations adopted by the Board and\nwith the assistance of the petitioners and the Extension Service arrange for the\nnecessary polling places.\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: 1982, c. 126, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-684.23, 3.1-684.26, 3.1-684.27; 2008, c. 860;\n2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}