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If the Governor finds the referendum in order and that a majority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation of the levying of the tax on potatoes, he shall so proclaim and upon such proclamation the tax on potatoes shall be discontinued. If the Governor finds that a majority of those voting are in favor of the continuation of the tax on potatoes, the Governor shall not so proclaim.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":279265,"text":"The Governor shall examine all matters relating to the referendum and whether a majority of the producers voting expressed a desire for additional research, education, publicity, advertising, and other means of promotion and continuing the levying of the tax to support them. If the Governor finds the referendum in order and that a majority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation of the levying of the tax on potatoes, he shall so proclaim and upon such proclamation the tax on potatoes shall be discontinued. 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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 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":194815,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77873,"identifier":"3.2-1809","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/2\/3.2-1809","url":"\/3.2-1809\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1809\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/2\/3.2-1809","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referenda results; action of Governor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1809","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Governor shall examine all matters relating to the referendum<\/span> and whether a majority of the producers<\/span> voting expressed a desire for additional research, education, publicity, advertising, and other means of promotion and continuing the levying of the tax to support them. If the Governor finds the referendum<\/span> in order<\/span> and that a majority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation of the levying of the tax on potatoes<\/span>, he shall so proclaim and upon such proclamation the tax on potatoes<\/span> shall be discontinued. If the Governor finds that a majority of those voting are in favor of the continuation of the tax on potatoes<\/span>, the Governor shall not so proclaim.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDA RESULTS; ACTION OF GOVERNOR (\u00a7 3.2-1809)\n\nThe Governor shall examine all matters relating to the referendum and whether a\nmajority of the producers voting expressed a desire for additional research,\neducation, publicity, advertising, and other means of promotion and continuing\nthe levying of the tax to support them. If the Governor finds the referendum in\norder and that a majority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation\nof the levying of the tax on potatoes, he shall so proclaim and upon such\nproclamation the tax on potatoes shall be discontinued. If the Governor finds\nthat a majority of those voting are in favor of the continuation of the tax on\npotatoes, the Governor shall not so proclaim.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 126, \u00a7 3.1-684.28; 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}}