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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":348167,"section_number":"15.2-302","catch_line":"When form of government to become effective","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-302\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":348166,"section_number":"15.2-301","catch_line":"Petition or resolution asking for referendum; notice; conduct of election","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-301\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1378403,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348168,"identifier":"15.2-303","token":"15.2\/I\/3\/15.2-303","url":"\/15.2-303\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-303\/","token":"15.2\/I\/3\/15.2-303","dublin_core":{"Title":"When new supervisors elected","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-303","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If voters<\/span> approve the adoption of an optional form of government in accordance with \u00a7 15.2-301<\/a>, the members of the governing body<\/span> shall be elected at the next succeeding November general election. The members’ terms shall commence on January 1 following the election.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN NEW SUPERVISORS ELECTED (\u00a7 15.2-303)\n\nIf voters approve the adoption of an optional form of government in accordance\nwith \u00a7 15.2-301, the members of the governing body shall be elected at the next\nsucceeding November general election. The members’ terms shall commence on\nJanuary 1 following the election.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}