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§ 21-296 Circulation of duplicate originals of petition

For the convenience of the petitioners, duplicate originals of the same petition may be circulated and separately signed by the several petitioners without the others being present, which the court shall treat in all respects as if the signatures had been placed upon the same copy at the same time.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1919, as § 1738. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1924, at page 708; in 1926, at page 606.

Code 1919, § 1738; 1924, p. 708; 1926, p. 606.

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Court Decisions

. . . Darick Demorris Walker v. Page True, Warden, Sussex I State . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/25/05)
. . . Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS . . .

Walker v. True (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/25/05)
. . . PUBLISHED . . .

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Inc. v. Rivenburgh (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 02/04/03)
. . . Reversed, vacated, and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which . . .

. . . Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Incorporated v. John . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 01/29/03)
. . . 317 F.3d 425 . . .

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