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2010 SESSION
10104102DPatrons-- Barlow, Edmunds, Ingram, Knight, Lewis, Lohr, Scott, E.T. and Tyler
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.2-1506 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.2-1506. Management of referenda; Commissioner's duties; notice.
A. The Commissioner shall, under the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to § 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 cotton is 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 chapter, publish notice of the referendum in a newspaper of
daily general circulation in Richmond, Virginia, and send a
notice of the referendum (i) to
a newspaper of general circulation in each locality where cotton is produced or (ii)
by mail to all persons listed
as cotton producers with the Department during the
fiscal year preceding the referendum.
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 how the assessment will be used; and the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to § 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.