§ 24.2-305. Composition of election districts and precincts.
A. Each election district and precinct shall be composed of compact andcontiguous territory and shall have clearly defined and clearly observableboundaries.
B. A "clearly observable boundary" shall include (i) any named road orstreet, (ii) any road or highway which is a part of the federal, stateprimary, or state secondary road system, (iii) any river, stream, or drainagefeature shown as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files of the UnitedStates Bureau of the Census, or (iv) any other natural or constructed orerected permanent physical feature which is shown on an official map issuedby the Virginia Department of Transportation, on a United States GeologicalSurvey topographical map, or as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files ofthe United States Bureau of the Census. No property line or subdivisionboundary shall be deemed to be a clearly observable boundary unless it ismarked by a permanent physical feature that is shown on an official mapissued by the Virginia Department of Transportation, on a United StatesGeological Survey topographical map, or as a polygon boundary on theTIGER/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.)
§ 24.2-305. Composition of election districts and precincts.
A. Each election district and precinct shall be composed of compact andcontiguous territory and shall have clearly defined and clearly observableboundaries.
B. A "clearly observable boundary" shall include (i) any named road orstreet, (ii) any road or highway which is a part of the federal, stateprimary, or state secondary road system, (iii) any river, stream, or drainagefeature shown as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files of the UnitedStates Bureau of the Census, or (iv) any other natural or constructed orerected permanent physical feature which is shown on an official map issuedby the Virginia Department of Transportation, on a United States GeologicalSurvey topographical map, or as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files ofthe United States Bureau of the Census. No property line or subdivisionboundary shall be deemed to be a clearly observable boundary unless it ismarked by a permanent physical feature that is shown on an official mapissued by the Virginia Department of Transportation, on a United StatesGeological Survey topographical map, or as a polygon boundary on theTIGER/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.)
§ 24.2-305. Composition of election districts and precincts.
A. Each election district and precinct shall be composed of compact andcontiguous territory and shall have clearly defined and clearly observableboundaries.
B. A "clearly observable boundary" shall include (i) any named road orstreet, (ii) any road or highway which is a part of the federal, stateprimary, or state secondary road system, (iii) any river, stream, or drainagefeature shown as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files of the UnitedStates Bureau of the Census, or (iv) any other natural or constructed orerected permanent physical feature which is shown on an official map issuedby the Virginia Department of Transportation, on a United States GeologicalSurvey topographical map, or as a polygon boundary on the TIGER/line files ofthe United States Bureau of the Census. No property line or subdivisionboundary shall be deemed to be a clearly observable boundary unless it ismarked by a permanent physical feature that is shown on an official mapissued by the Virginia Department of Transportation, on a United StatesGeological Survey topographical map, or as a polygon boundary on theTIGER/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.)
