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• ​​State Senate - 250 signatures of registered voters (within the Senate District)
  
• House of Delegates - 125 signatures of registered voters (within the House District)
• City Council - 125 signatures of registered voters
• School Board - 125 signatures of registered voters
• Constitutional Officers - 125 signatures of registered voters
• Advisory Referenda
  
  
  • Signed by a number of qualified voters in Virginia Beach equaling 25% of the number of voters that voted in Virginia Beach at the last General Election (as certified by the City Registrar)
  • Must be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
  • A court order must be issued 60 days prior to the date for which a referenda is called