Code of Virginia - Title 24.2 Elections - Chapter 2 Federal, Commonwealth, And Local Officers

24.2-200 When terms to begin
The terms of all officers chosen at a November general election shall begin on the January 1 succeeding their election unless otherwise provided in this ...

24.2-201 When term of officer elected to fill vacancy commences and expires
The term of office of any person chosen at a special election to fill a vacancy in any public office shall commence as soon as ...

24.2-202 Electors for President and Vice President
The qualified voters of the Commonwealth shall choose the Commonwealth's electors for President and Vice President of the United States at the general election in ...

24.2-203 Convening of electors; filling vacancies; how electors required to vote
The electors shall convene at the capitol building in the capital city of the Commonwealth at 12:00 noon on the first Monday after the second ...

24.2-204 Election of electors and meeting when Congress prescribes a different day
If Congress establishes a different day for choosing electors, or appoints a different day for their meeting to give their votes, then the election shall ...

24.2-205 Pay of electors
Each elector shall receive the sum of fifty dollars per day while actually engaged in the discharge of his official duties and the same mileage ...

24.2-206 Election and term of United States Senators
The qualified voters of the Commonwealth shall elect its members of the United States Senate at the general election held in November next preceding the ...

24.2-207 Filling vacancies in Senate
When any vacancy occurs in the representation of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Senate, the Governor shall issue a writ of election ...

24.2-208 Election and term of members of House of Representatives
The qualified voters of each congressional district shall elect one member of the United States House of Representatives at the general election in November 1994, ...

24.2-209 Filling vacancies in House of Representatives
When any vacancy occurs in the representation of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the House of Representatives, or when a representative-elect dies or resigns, the ...

24.2-210 Election and term of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General
The qualified voters of the Commonwealth shall elect the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General at the general election in November 1997, and every fourth ...

24.2-211 Discharge of duties when office of Governor is vacant or Governor is disabled
When the Governor-elect is disqualified, resigns, or dies following his election but prior to taking office, the Lieutenant Governor-elect shall succeed to the office of ...

24.2-212 Discharge of duties when office of Lieutenant Governor vacant
When a vacancy occurs in the office of Lieutenant Governor, the duties of that office shall be discharged by the President pro tempore of the ...

24.2-213 Filling vacancy in office of Attorney General
If a vacancy occurs in the office of Attorney General during the session of the General Assembly, the General Assembly shall fill the vacancy by ...

24.2-214 Election and term of Senators
The members of the Senate of Virginia shall be elected at the general election in November 1995, and every four years thereafter for terms of ...

24.2-215 Election and term of members of the House of Delegates
The members of the House of Delegates shall be elected at the general election in November 1995, and every two years thereafter for terms of ...

24.2-216 Filling vacancies in the General Assembly
When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the General Assembly during the recess of the General Assembly or when a member-elect to the next ...

24.2-217 Election and terms of constitutional officers
The qualified voters of each county shall elect a sheriff, an attorney for the Commonwealth, a treasurer, and a commissioner of the revenue at the ...

24.2-218 Election and term of county supervisors
The qualified voters of each county election district shall elect one or more supervisors at the general election in November 1995, and every four years ...

24.2-219 Alternative for biennial county supervisor elections and staggered terms
A. The governing body of any county may by ordinance provide that the county board of supervisors be elected biennially for staggered four-year terms. In ...

24.2-220 Reversion to quadrennial elections
The governing body of any county, by ordinance, may repeal an ordinance previously adopted to provide for the election of the board of supervisors biennially ...

24.2-221 Time and frequency of referenda on election and term of supervisors
A referendum as provided in § 24.2-219 or § 24.2-220 shall be held only in the year preceding the year in which a general election ...

24.2-222 Election and terms of mayor and council for cities and towns
The qualified voters of each city and town shall elect a mayor, if so provided by charter, and a council for the terms provided by ...

24.2-222.1 Alternative election of mayor and council at November general election in cities and town...
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 24.2-222, the council of a city or town may provide by ordinance that the mayor, if an elected mayor ...

24.2-223 Election and term of school board members
In any county, city or town wherein members of the school board are elected, pursuant to Article 7 (§ 22.1-57.1 et seq.) of Chapter 5 ...

24.2-224 Local elections not otherwise provided for
The election to any public office required to be filled by the qualified voters of any county, city, town, or election district for which an ...

24.2-225 Applicability
This article applies to vacancies in any elected constitutional or local office if there is no other statutory or charter provision for filling a vacancy ...

24.2-226 Election to fill vacancy
A. A vacancy in any elected local office, whether occurring when for any reason an officer-elect does not take office or occurring after an officer ...

24.2-227 Interim appointment by court until vacancy filled by election for certain offices
When a vacancy occurs in any local elected office other than a constitutional office, local governing body, or an elected school board, a majority of ...

24.2-228 Interim appointment to local governing body or elected school board; elected mayor
A. When a vacancy occurs in a local governing body or an elected school board, the remaining members of the body or board, respectively, within ...

24.2-228.1 Election to fill vacancy in constitutional office
A. Notwithstanding any provision of a charter to the contrary, a vacancy in any elected constitutional office, whether occurring when for any reason an officer-elect ...

24.2-229 Appointees to qualify and give bond in thirty days
All officers appointed to fill vacancies shall qualify and give bond, if bond is required, within thirty days after their appointment in like manner as ...

24.2-230 Applicability of article; certain exceptions
This article shall apply to all elected or appointed Commonwealth, constitutional, and local officers, except officers for whose removal the Constitution of Virginia specifically provides. ...

24.2-231 Forfeiture of office by person sentenced for commission of certain crimes
Any person holding any public office of honor, profit, or trust in this Commonwealth who is convicted of a felony or any offense for which ...

24.2-232 Vacancy occurring when officer determined "mentally incompetent" (incapacitated)
A person who is determined to be incapacitated in a judicial proceeding as provided for in Chapter 10 (§ 37.2-1000 et seq.) of Title 37.2 ...

24.2-233 Removal of elected and certain appointed officers by courts
Upon petition, a circuit court may remove from office any elected officer or officer who has been appointed to fill an elective office, residing within ...

24.2-234 Removal of officer appointed for a term certain
Any officer appointed to an office for a term established by law may be removed from office, under the provisions of § 24.2-233, upon a ...

24.2-235 Procedure
A petition for the removal of an officer shall state with reasonable accuracy and detail the grounds or reasons for removal and shall be signed ...

24.2-236 Suspension from office pending hearing and appeal
In the event of a judicial proceeding under §§ 24.2-231, 24.2-232, 24.2-233, or 24.2-234, the circuit court may enter an order suspending the officer pending ...

24.2-237 Who to represent Commonwealth; trial by jury; appeal
The attorney for the Commonwealth shall represent the Commonwealth in any trial under this article. If the proceeding is against the attorney for the Commonwealth, ...

24.2-238 Costs may be allowed
If a judicial proceeding under this article is dismissed in favor of the respondent, the court in its discretion may require the state agency or ...