                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REFERENDUM (§ 15.2-3801)

Prior to the adoption of an ordinance petitioning the court for city status, the
town council shall petition the court to order a referendum held within the town
on the question of seeking city status. The provisions of § 24.2-684 shall
govern the order for a referendum. The question on the ballot shall be:

&#8220;Shall the Town of ____________________ seek to become a city?

[ ] Yes

[ ] No.&#8221;

If a majority of the electorate voting in the referendum vote &#8220;No,&#8221;
the town council shall not proceed in seeking city status. If a majority of the
electorate voting in such referendum vote &#8220;Yes,&#8221; the town council
shall proceed as provided in § 15.2-3800.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 85, § 15.1-982.2; 1982, c. 181; 1997, c. 587.