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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587 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 1991 \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":195053,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56705,"identifier":"3.2-2209","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/22\/3.2-2209","url":"\/3.2-2209\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-2209\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/22\/3.2-2209","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referenda results; action of Governor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-2209","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the Governor finds any referendum<\/span> in order<\/span> and that at least a simple majority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation of the assessment on small grains<\/span>, he shall so proclaim and upon such proclamation the assessment on small grains<\/span> will be discontinued. If the Governor finds that at least a simple majority of those voting are in favor of the continuation of the assessment on small grains<\/span>, the Governor shall not so proclaim.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDA RESULTS; ACTION OF GOVERNOR (\u00a7 3.2-2209)\n\nIf the Governor finds any referendum in order and that at least a simple\nmajority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation of the assessment\non small grains, he shall so proclaim and upon such proclamation the assessment\non small grains will be discontinued. If the Governor finds that at least a\nsimple majority of those voting are in favor of the continuation of the\nassessment on small grains, the Governor shall not so proclaim.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 587, \u00a7 3.1-684.48; 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}}