2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-636.3 - Management of referendum; Commissioner\'s duties; notice

3.1-636.3. Management of referendum; Commissioner's duties; notice.

A. The Commissioner shall, under the rules adopted by the Board ofAgriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to 3.1-636.2, arrange for theuse of any polling places if necessary.

B. The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days before the date on which areferendum is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit court ineach locality where apples are produced. The clerk of the court shall postthe notice on the front door or public bulletin board of the courthouse andcertify the posting to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall, at least 60days prior to the holding of any referendum under this article, publishnotice of the referendum in a newspaper of daily general circulation inRichmond, Virginia, and send a notice of the referendum to a newspaper ofgeneral circulation in each locality where apples are produced.

The notice shall contain the date, hours, voting places, and method of votingin the referendum; the amount of assessment to be collected, the means bywhich the assessment will be collected, and the general purposes for how theassessment will be used; and the rules adopted by the Board of Agricultureand Consumer Services pursuant to 3.1-636.2.

C. The Commissioner shall prepare and distribute in advance of the referendumall necessary ballots, certificates, and supplies required for the referendum.

D. The Commissioner shall, within 10 days after the referendum, canvass andpublicly declare the results thereof and certify the same to the Governor andshall notify, by mail, each member of the Board of Agriculture and ConsumerServices of the results.

(2005, cc. 864, 875.)