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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 366<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":345213,"section_number":"1-214","catch_line":"Effective dates","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-214\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1414169,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355642,"identifier":"24.2-101.1","token":"24.2\/1\/1\/24.2-101.1","url":"\/24.2-101.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-101.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/1\/24.2-101.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Implementation of certain laws; special elections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-101.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All laws<\/span> enacted at a regular session of the General Assembly shall take effect as provided in \u00a7 1-214<\/a> except that the implementation of any change to this title shall not become effective for a special election<\/span> held at a time other than a general election<\/span> if the writ<\/span> for the special election<\/span> was issued prior to the effective date of the law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN LAWS; SPECIAL ELECTIONS (\u00a7 24.2-101.1)\n\nAll laws enacted at a regular session of the General Assembly shall take effect\nas provided in \u00a7 1-214 except that the implementation of any change to this\ntitle shall not become effective for a special election held at a time other\nthan a general election if the writ for the special election was issued prior to\nthe effective date of the law.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 366.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}