{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-206","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-206","heading":"Special elections; request for abolition of certain local constitutional offices","body":"No bill to enact or amend a charter which has the effect of abolishing any office set forth in Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution of Virginia shall be considered unless a referendum, elsewhere authorized by law, has been conducted in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-685, and a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon have approved the request for the enactment or amendment of the charter.1985, c. 586, § 15.1-836.1:1; 1986, c. 355; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; CHARTERS; OTHER FORMS AND ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES","Chapter 2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHARTERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-206/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"2fe228c9e159c2e2084661ca64c5d5af71bf22e3b68168899ff326efbf8fa95b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-205","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}