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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84571</law_id><section_number>30-395</section_number><catch_line>Staff to Virginia Redistricting Commission; census liaison</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>24.2-306</reference><reference>24.2-309.2</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="30">General Assembly</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="62">Virginia Redistricting Commission</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-303095" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-395/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">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&#x2019;s computer-assisted mapping and redistricting system. Whenever a county or city governing body adopts an <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> that changes an election district or precinct boundary, the local governing body shall provide a copy of its <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>, along with Geographic Information System (GIS) maps and other <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> documenting the boundary, to the Division of Legislative Services. <a id="paragraph-303096" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-395/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56; 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1; 2023, c. 455.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
