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The question on the ballot in such referendum shall be:\n\t\t\tIs there a need for the redevelopment and housing authority to be activated in the county (or city or town) of…….… ?\n\t\t\tThe ballots shall be printed, the returns canvassed, and the results certified as provided in § 24.2-684.B\n\nIf a majority of the qualified voters in such referendum shall indicate that there is a need for such authority, then the same shall be empowered to transact business and exercise the powers conferred by this chapter.C\n\nOnce a referendum has been held, no other referendum on the same question shall be held in the county, city, or town within five years of the date of the prior referendum.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226660,"text":"If a referendum is called for under § 36-4, either by resolution of the governing body or upon the petition of at least two percent of the qualified voters as therein provided, the referendum shall be held at the next regularly scheduled election in the locality. 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This law was first created in 1952. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 427 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 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1958, chapter 171; in 1982, chapter 395; in 2006, chapter 784<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 78<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54556,"section_number":"15.2-4901","catch_line":"Purpose of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4901\/"},{"id":60789,"section_number":"15.2-4902","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4902\/"},{"id":75876,"section_number":"36-4","catch_line":"Creation of redevelopment and housing authorities","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75876,"section_number":"36-4","catch_line":"Creation of redevelopment and housing authorities","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":208283,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62127,"identifier":"36-4.1","token":"36\/1\/1\/36-4.1","url":"\/36-4.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-4.1\/","token":"36\/1\/1\/36-4.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Holding of referendum; effect","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-4.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a referendum<\/span> is called for under § 36-4<\/a>, either by resolution of the governing body or upon the petition<\/span> of at least two percent of the qualified voters as therein provided, the referendum<\/span> shall be held at the next regularly scheduled election in the locality<\/span>. The question on the ballot in such referendum<\/span> shall be:\n\t\t\tIs there a need for the redevelopment and housing authority<\/span> to be activated in the county<\/span> (or city<\/span> or town<\/span>) of…….… ?\n\t\t\tThe ballots shall be printed, the returns canvassed, and the results certified as provided in § 24.2-684<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a majority of the qualified voters in such referendum<\/span> shall indicate that there is a need for such authority, then the same shall be empowered to transact business and exercise the powers conferred by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Once a referendum<\/span> has been held, no other referendum<\/span> on the same question shall be held in the county<\/span>, city<\/span>, or town<\/span> within five years of the date of the prior referendum<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOLDING OF REFERENDUM; EFFECT (\u00a7 36-4.1)\n\nA. If a referendum is called for under § 36-4, either by resolution of the\ngoverning body or upon the petition of at least two percent of the qualified\nvoters as therein provided, the referendum shall be held at the next regularly\nscheduled election in the locality. The question on the ballot in such\nreferendum shall be:\n\t\t\tIs there a need for the redevelopment and housing authority to be activated\nin the county (or city or town) of…….… ?\n\t\t\tThe ballots shall be printed, the returns canvassed, and the results\ncertified as provided in § 24.2-684.\n\nB. If a majority of the qualified voters in such referendum shall indicate that\nthere is a need for such authority, then the same shall be empowered to transact\nbusiness and exercise the powers conferred by this chapter.\n\nC. Once a referendum has been held, no other referendum on the same question\nshall be held in the county, city, or town within five years of the date of the\nprior referendum.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 427; 1958, c. 171; 1982, c. 395; 2006, c. 784; 2009, c. 78.","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}}