33.1-86 - Election to determine return. - Virginia Statutes

§ 33.1-86. Election to determine return.

The circuit court of any such county, or the judge thereof in vacation,shall, upon the petition of qualified voters of the county equal in number toat least twenty per centum of the number counted in such county forpresidential electors at the last preceding presidential election, but in noevent less than 250, make an order requiring the judges of election, on suchday as may be fixed in the order, but not less than 30 days after the date ofentry thereof, to open a poll and take the sense of the qualified voters ofthe county on the question of whether or not such county shall come backwithin such secondary system of state highways. The qualifications of votersat each such election shall be as provided by §§ 24.2-400 through 24.2-403.

The form of ballot for use in any such election shall be as follows:

"Shall  .................... county (the name of such county to be inserted)
come back within the secondary system of state highways for maintenance and
construction by the State?
Yes
No" 

Each qualified voter, who shall approve the coming back within the secondarysystem of state highways shall express such approval by striking out the word"No," and each voter who shall disapprove the same shall express hisdisapproval by striking out the word "Yes." All other proceedings inconnection with any such election shall be in conformity with the proceedingsprescribed in § 11 of Chapter 415 of the Acts of 1932, approved March 31,1932.

(Code 1950, § 33-54; 1970, c. 322.)