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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 257<\/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. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapter 745<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":356158,"section_number":"24.2-955","catch_line":"Scope of disclosure requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-955\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1416303,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356138,"identifier":"24.2-951","token":"24.2\/9.3\/6\/24.2-951","url":"\/24.2-951\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-951\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/6\/24.2-951","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referendum committee election cycle; political advertisement requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-951","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The referendum<\/span> committee’s election<\/span> cycle shall be deemed to begin on the date that the referendum<\/span> committee first organizes for the referendum<\/span> through December 31 immediately following the referendum<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of Chapter 9.5 (§ 24.2-955<\/a> et seq.) shall not be applicable to referendum<\/span> committees subject to the provisions of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDUM COMMITTEE ELECTION CYCLE; POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7\n24.2-951)\n\nA. The referendum committee’s election cycle shall be deemed to begin on\nthe date that the referendum committee first organizes for the referendum\nthrough December 31 immediately following the referendum.\n\nB. The provisions of Chapter 9.5 (§ 24.2-955 et seq.) shall not be\napplicable to referendum committees subject to the provisions of this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 257, \u00a7 24.2-910.1; 2005, c. 745; 2006, cc. 787, 892.","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"}}