A. Each election district and precinct shall be composed of compact and contiguous territory and shall have clearly defined and clearly observable boundaries.
B. A "clearly observable boundary" shall include (i) any named road or street, (ii) any road or highway which is a part of the federal, primary, or secondary state highway system, (iii) any river, stream, or drainage feature shown as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files of the United States Bureau of the Census, or (iv) any other natural or constructed or erected permanent physical feature which is shown on an official map issued by the Virginia Department of Transportation, on a United States Geological Survey topographical map, or as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files of the United States Bureau of the Census. No property line or subdivision boundary shall be deemed to be a clearly observable boundary unless it is marked by a permanent physical feature that is shown on an official map issued by the Virginia Department of Transportation, on a United States Geological Survey topographical map, or as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files of the United States Bureau of the Census.
1986, c. 593, § 24.1-40.7; 1990, c. 500; 1992, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 2001, c. 614.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 3 - Election Districts, Precincts, and Polling Places
§ 24.2-302.2. Congressional districts
§ 24.2-303.3. Senate districts
§ 24.2-304.03. House of Delegates districts
§ 24.2-304.04. Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts
§ 24.2-304.2. Governing body authorized to expend funds for reapportionment
§ 24.2-304.3. Recording reapportionment ordinance; notice requirements
§ 24.2-304.4. Mandamus action for failure to reapportion districts or wards
§ 24.2-304.5. Notification of certain civil actions
§ 24.2-305. Composition of election districts and precincts
§ 24.2-306. Changes not to be enacted within 60 days of general election; notice requirements
§ 24.2-307. Requirements for county and city precincts
§ 24.2-308. Requirements for town precincts
§ 24.2-309.2. Election precincts; prohibiting precinct changes for specified period of time
§ 24.2-310. Requirements for polling places
§ 24.2-310.1. Polling places; additional requirement
§ 24.2-312. Effective date of other redistricting measures; elections following annexation
§ 24.2-314. Population data; reallocation of prison populations