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S.B. 740. An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-307 of the Code of Virginia, relating to county and city precincts; required to be wholly contained within election districts; waiver for administration of a split precinct.

Patrons--Obenshain, Barker and Peake

Passed Senate January 27, 2020 (39-Y 0-N)

Passed the House of Delegates with substitute March 4, 2020 (96-Y 2-N)

Conference report adopted by House March 8, 2020 (91-Y 4-N)

GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION

 

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        If congressional districts, Senate districts, House of Delegates districts, or local election districts have not been adopted by the appropriate authority by June 15 of a year ending in one, the governing body may use the congressional districts, Senate districts, House of Delegates districts, or local election districts as such districts existed on June 15 of that year as the basis for establishing the precinct boundaries to be used for the elections to be held in November of that year.  Such governing body shall establish precinct boundaries to be consistent with any subsequent changes to the congressional districts, Senate districts, House of Delegates districts, or local election districts.