                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MANAGEMENT OF REFERENDA; COMMISSIONER&#8217;S DUTIES; NOTICE (§ 3.2-1209)

A. The Commissioner shall, under the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant
to &#xA7; 3.2-112, arrange for the use of any polling places if necessary.

B. The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days before the date on which a
referendum is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit court in each
locality where apples are produced. The clerk of the court shall post the notice
on the front door or public bulletin board of the courthouse and certify the
posting to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days prior to
the holding of any referendum under this article, publish notice of the
referendum in a newspaper of daily general circulation in Richmond, Virginia,
and send a notice of the referendum to a newspaper of general circulation in
each locality where apples are produced.
			The notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of voting
in the referendum; the amount of assessment to be collected, the means by which
the assessment will be collected, and the general purposes for which the
assessment will be used; and the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to
&#xA7; 3.2-112.

C. The Commissioner shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum
all necessary ballots, certificates, and supplies required for the referendum.

D. The Commissioner shall, within 10 days after the referendum, canvass and
publicly declare the results thereof and certify the same to the Governor and
shall notify, by mail, each member of the Board of the results.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 864, 875, § 3.1-636.3; 2008, c. 860.