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The question to be placed on the ballot shall be as follows:\n\t\t\t“Shall the chairman of the county board of supervisors, to be known as the county chairman, be elected by the voters of the county at large?\n\t\t\t[ ] Yes\n\t\t\t[ ] No”\n\t\t\tThe election shall be held and the results certified as provided in §§ 24.2-682 and 24.2-684.B\n\nFollowing certification of the election results by the electoral board, the court shall enter an order proclaiming the results of such election and a duly certified copy of such order shall be transmitted to the board of supervisors of the County and the State Board of Elections. If a majority of the voters voting in the referendum vote in favor of the election of a chairman at large, the first election for a chairman shall be held at the November 2005 general election, and the candidate elected shall serve for a term of four years.C\n\nThe county chairman shall be the chairman of the county board of supervisors and preside at the meetings thereof. The chairman shall represent the County at official functions and ceremonial events. The chairman shall have all voting and other rights, privileges, and duties of other members of the board and additional rights, privileges, and duties not in conflict with general law as the board may prescribe. At the first meeting at the beginning of its term and any time thereafter when necessary, the board of supervisors shall elect a vice chairman from its membership, who shall perform the duties of the chairman in his absence.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272604,"text":"On or before August 15, 2004, the circuit court for Page County shall order a referendum to be held on the question of whether the qualified voters of the County shall elect a chairman of the board of supervisors from the county at large to serve as chairman and as an additional member of the board. The referendum shall be held at the time of the 2004 November general election. The question to be placed on the ballot shall be as follows:\n\t\t\t“Shall the chairman of the county board of supervisors, to be known as the county chairman, be elected by the voters of the county at large?\n\t\t\t[ ] Yes\n\t\t\t[ ] No”\n\t\t\tThe election shall be held and the results certified as provided in §§ 24.2-682 and 24.2-684.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":272605,"text":"Following certification of the election results by the electoral board, the court shall enter an order proclaiming the results of such election and a duly certified copy of such order shall be transmitted to the board of supervisors of the County and the State Board of Elections. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 18<\/a> and 890<\/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":77612,"section_number":"24.2-682","catch_line":"Times for special elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-682\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152605,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75929,"identifier":"15.2-1213.1","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1\/15.2-1213.1","url":"\/15.2-1213.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1213.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1\/15.2-1213.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referendum in Page County on election of the county chairman from the county at large","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1213.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On or before August 15, 2004, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for Page County<\/span> shall order<\/span> a referendum<\/span> to be held on the question of whether the qualified voters<\/span> of the County<\/span> shall elect a chairman of the board of supervisors<\/span> from the county<\/span> at large to serve as chairman and as an additional member of the board. The referendum<\/span> shall be held at the time of the 2004 November general election. The question to be placed on the ballot shall be as follows:\n\t\t\t“Shall the chairman of the county<\/span> board of supervisors<\/span>, to be known as the county<\/span> chairman, be elected by the voters<\/span> of the county<\/span> at large?\n\t\t\t[ ] Yes\n\t\t\t[ ] No”\n\t\t\tThe election shall be held and the results certified as provided in §§ 24.2-682<\/a> and 24.2-684<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Following certification of the election results by the electoral board, the court<\/span> shall enter an order<\/span> proclaiming the results of such election and a duly certified copy of such order<\/span> shall be transmitted to the board of supervisors<\/span> of the County<\/span> and the State Board of Elections. If a majority of the voters<\/span> voting in the referendum<\/span> vote in favor of the election of a chairman at large, the first election for a chairman shall be held at the November 2005 general election, and the candidate elected shall serve for a term of four years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The county<\/span> chairman shall be the chairman of the county<\/span> board of supervisors<\/span> and preside at the meetings thereof. The chairman shall represent the County<\/span> at official functions and ceremonial events. The chairman shall have all voting and other rights, privileges<\/span>, and duties of other members of the board and additional rights, privileges<\/span>, and duties not in conflict with general law<\/span> as the board may prescribe. At the first meeting at the beginning of its term and any time thereafter when necessary, the board of supervisors<\/span> shall elect a vice chairman from its membership, who shall perform the duties of the chairman in his absence. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDUM IN PAGE COUNTY ON ELECTION OF THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN FROM THE COUNTY AT\nLARGE (\u00a7 15.2-1213.1)\n\nA. On or before August 15, 2004, the circuit court for Page County shall order a\nreferendum to be held on the question of whether the qualified voters of the\nCounty shall elect a chairman of the board of supervisors from the county at\nlarge to serve as chairman and as an additional member of the board. The\nreferendum shall be held at the time of the 2004 November general election. The\nquestion to be placed on the ballot shall be as follows:\n\t\t\t“Shall the chairman of the county board of supervisors, to be known as\nthe county chairman, be elected by the voters of the county at large?\n\t\t\t[ ] Yes\n\t\t\t[ ] No”\n\t\t\tThe election shall be held and the results certified as provided in\n§§ 24.2-682 and 24.2-684.\n\nB. Following certification of the election results by the electoral board, the\ncourt shall enter an order proclaiming the results of such election and a duly\ncertified copy of such order shall be transmitted to the board of supervisors of\nthe County and the State Board of Elections. If a majority of the voters voting\nin the referendum vote in favor of the election of a chairman at large, the\nfirst election for a chairman shall be held at the November 2005 general\nelection, and the candidate elected shall serve for a term of four years.\n\nC. The county chairman shall be the chairman of the county board of supervisors\nand preside at the meetings thereof. The chairman shall represent the County at\nofficial functions and ceremonial events. The chairman shall have all voting and\nother rights, privileges, and duties of other members of the board and\nadditional rights, privileges, and duties not in conflict with general law as\nthe board may prescribe. At the first meeting at the beginning of its term and\nany time thereafter when necessary, the board of supervisors shall elect a vice\nchairman from its membership, who shall perform the duties of the chairman in\nhis absence.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, cc. 18, 890.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}