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The Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or his designated representative, shall serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census on matters relating to the tabulation of the population for reapportionment purposes pursuant to P.L. 94-171. The governing bodies, electoral boards, and registrars of every county and municipality shall cooperate with the Division of Legislative Services in the exchange of all statistical and other information pertinent to preparation for the census.B\n\nThe Division of Legislative Services shall maintain the current election district and precinct boundaries of each county and city as a part of the Commission’s computer-assisted mapping and redistricting system. Whenever a county or city governing body adopts an ordinance that changes an election district or precinct boundary, the local governing body shall provide a copy of its ordinance, along with Geographic Information System (GIS) maps and other evidence documenting the boundary, to the Division of Legislative Services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303095,"text":"The Division of Legislative Services shall provide staff support to the Commission. Staff shall perform those duties assigned to it by the Commission. The Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or his designated representative, shall serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census on matters relating to the tabulation of the population for reapportionment purposes pursuant to P.L. 94-171. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 2023, chapter 455<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76644,"section_number":"24.2-306","catch_line":"Changes not to be enacted within 60 days of general election; notice requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-306\/"},{"id":68688,"section_number":"24.2-309.2","catch_line":"Election precincts; prohibiting precinct changes for specified period of time","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-309.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":200741,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84571,"identifier":"30-395","token":"30\/62\/30-395","url":"\/30-395\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-395\/","token":"30\/62\/30-395","dublin_core":{"Title":"Staff to Virginia Redistricting Commission; census liaison","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-395","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Division of Legislative Services shall provide staff support to the Commission. Staff shall perform those duties assigned to it by the Commission. The Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or his designated representative, shall serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census on matters relating to the tabulation of the population for reapportionment purposes pursuant to P.L. 94-171. The governing bodies, electoral boards, and registrars of every county and municipality shall cooperate with the Division of Legislative Services in the exchange of all statistical and other information pertinent to preparation for the census. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Division of Legislative Services shall maintain the current election district and precinct boundaries of each county and city as a part of the Commission’s computer-assisted mapping and redistricting system. Whenever a county or city governing body adopts an ordinance<\/span> that changes an election district or precinct boundary, the local governing body shall provide a copy of its ordinance<\/span>, along with Geographic Information System (GIS) maps and other evidence<\/span> documenting the boundary, to the Division of Legislative Services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTAFF TO VIRGINIA REDISTRICTING COMMISSION; CENSUS LIAISON (\u00a7 30-395)\n\nA. The Division of Legislative Services shall provide staff support to the\nCommission. Staff shall perform those duties assigned to it by the Commission.\nThe Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or his designated\nrepresentative, shall serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau\nof the Census on matters relating to the tabulation of the population for\nreapportionment purposes pursuant to P.L. 94-171. The governing bodies,\nelectoral boards, and registrars of every county and municipality shall\ncooperate with the Division of Legislative Services in the exchange of all\nstatistical and other information pertinent to preparation for the census.\n\nB. The Division of Legislative Services shall maintain the current election\ndistrict and precinct boundaries of each county and city as a part of the\nCommission’s computer-assisted mapping and redistricting system. Whenever\na county or city governing body adopts an ordinance that changes an election\ndistrict or precinct boundary, the local governing body shall provide a copy of\nits ordinance, along with Geographic Information System (GIS) maps and other\nevidence documenting the boundary, to the Division of Legislative Services.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56; 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1; 2023, c. 455.","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}}