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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346029</law_id><section_number>10.1-527</section_number><catch_line>Determination of candidates elected</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="7" identifier="5">Soil and Water Conservation</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="3" identifier="3">Soil and Water Conservation Districts</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the <span class="dictionary">district</span> embraces one <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>, or less than one <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>, the three candidates who receive the largest number of the votes cast in the election shall be elected <span class="dictionary">directors</span> for the <span class="dictionary">district</span>.</p><p>If the <span class="dictionary">district</span> embraces more than one <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>, or parts thereof, the two candidates from each <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>, or part thereof, receiving the largest number of the votes cast in the election shall be the elected <span class="dictionary">directors</span> for the <span class="dictionary">district</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 21-40; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
