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Alternatively, a like referendum may be requested by a petition to the circuit court signed by registered voters equal in number to at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the county as of January 1 of the year in which the petition is filed. Upon the filing of either petition, which shall be filed not less than 90 days before a November general election, the circuit court shall order the election officials at the next November general election held in the county to open the polls and take the sense of the voters on the question set forth in this subsection. The clerk of the court shall publish notice of the referendum to be published once a week for four consecutive weeks prior to the referendum in a newspaper having general circulation in the county and shall post a copy of such notice during the same time at the door of the courthouse of the county. The ballot shall be printed 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 § 24.2-684.B\n\nIf a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum vote in favor of the election of a county chairman of the board of supervisors from the county at large, beginning at the next general election for the board of supervisors, the county chairman shall be elected for a term of the same length and commencing at the same time as that of other members of the county board of supervisors. The county board of supervisors thereafter shall consist of one member elected from each district of such county and a county chairman elected by voters of the county at large. No person may be a candidate for county chairman at the same time he is a candidate for membership on the county board from any district in the county.\n\t\t\tThe 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 such additional rights, privileges, and duties not in conflict with general law or this article as the board may prescribe. The chairman also shall have the power to set the agenda for board meetings; however, any such agenda may be modified by an affirmative vote of the board. The duties of the chairman during board meetings include but are not limited to (i) enforcement of time limits, as appropriate; (ii) enforcement of the rules relating to debate and the rules relating to order and decorum within the board; and (iii) response to inquiries from board members relating to parliamentary procedure.\n\t\t\tIn addition, the chairman shall have the power to (a) call special meetings of the board in accordance with the procedures and restrictions of § 15.2-1418, mutatis mutandis; (b) appoint county representatives to regional boards, authorities, and commissions that are authorized in advance by the board; however, any such appointment shall be subject to revocation by an affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the board acting within the 30-day period following that appointment; and (c) create and appoint committees of the board and name presiding members of such committees as authorized by the board. Any such committee or appointment shall be subject to revocation by an affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the board. However, the powers of the chairman themselves may only be modified by unanimous vote of all board members. 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":268515,"text":"The board of supervisors of Loudoun County may by resolution petition the circuit court of the county for a referendum on the question of whether there should be a chairman of the county board of supervisors elected at large. Alternatively, a like referendum may be requested by a petition to the circuit court signed by registered voters equal in number to at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the county as of January 1 of the year in which the petition is filed. Upon the filing of either petition, which shall be filed not less than 90 days before a November general election, the circuit court shall order the election officials at the next November general election held in the county to open the polls and take the sense of the voters on the question set forth in this subsection. The clerk of the court shall publish notice of the referendum to be published once a week for four consecutive weeks prior to the referendum in a newspaper having general circulation in the county and shall post a copy of such notice during the same time at the door of the courthouse of the county. The ballot shall be printed 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 § 24.2-684.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":268516,"text":"If a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum vote in favor of the election of a county chairman of the board of supervisors from the county at large, beginning at the next general election for the board of supervisors, the county chairman shall be elected for a term of the same length and commencing at the same time as that of other members of the county board of supervisors. The county board of supervisors thereafter shall consist of one member elected from each district of such county and a county chairman elected by voters of the county at large. No person may be a candidate for county chairman at the same time he is a candidate for membership on the county board from any district in the county.\n\t\t\tThe 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 such additional rights, privileges, and duties not in conflict with general law or this article as the board may prescribe. The chairman also shall have the power to set the agenda for board meetings; however, any such agenda may be modified by an affirmative vote of the board. The duties of the chairman during board meetings include but are not limited to (i) enforcement of time limits, as appropriate; (ii) enforcement of the rules relating to debate and the rules relating to order and decorum within the board; and (iii) response to inquiries from board members relating to parliamentary procedure.\n\t\t\tIn addition, the chairman shall have the power to (a) call special meetings of the board in accordance with the procedures and restrictions of § 15.2-1418, mutatis mutandis; (b) appoint county representatives to regional boards, authorities, and commissions that are authorized in advance by the board; however, any such appointment shall be subject to revocation by an affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the board acting within the 30-day period following that appointment; and (c) create and appoint committees of the board and name presiding members of such committees as authorized by the board. Any such committee or appointment shall be subject to revocation by an affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the board. However, the powers of the chairman themselves may only be modified by unanimous vote of all board members. 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.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13987,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous Powers","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13986,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","permalink":{"id":152535,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13987,"identifier":"1","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1","url":"\/15.2\/II\/12\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13986,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Powers and Procedures of Counties","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","permalink":{"id":152533,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13986,"identifier":"12","token":"15.2\/II\/12","url":"\/15.2\/II\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64928,"structure_id":13987,"section_number":"15.2-1200","catch_line":"General powers of counties","url":"\/15.2-1200\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1\/15.2-1200","metadata":false},{"id":67531,"structure_id":13987,"section_number":"15.2-1201","catch_line":"County boards of supervisors vested with powers and authority of councils of cities and towns; 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 895 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 778<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57712,"section_number":"15.2-1418","catch_line":"Same; how called","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1418\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152601,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74707,"identifier":"15.2-1213","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1\/15.2-1213","url":"\/15.2-1213\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1213\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1\/15.2-1213","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referendum in Loudoun County on election of the county chairman from the county at large","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1213","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The board of supervisors<\/span> of Loudoun County<\/span> may by resolution petition<\/span> the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county<\/span> for a referendum<\/span> on the question of whether there should be a chairman of the county<\/span> board of supervisors<\/span> elected at large. Alternatively, a like referendum<\/span> may be requested by a petition<\/span> to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> signed by registered voters<\/span> equal in number to at least 10 percent of the registered voters<\/span> of the county<\/span> as of January 1 of the year in which the petition<\/span> is filed. Upon the filing of either petition<\/span>, which shall be filed not less than 90 days before a November general election, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall order<\/span> the election officials at the next November general election held in the county<\/span> to open the polls and take the sense of the voters<\/span> on the question set forth in this subsection. The clerk of the court<\/span> shall publish notice of the referendum<\/span> to be published once a week for four consecutive weeks prior to the referendum<\/span> in a newspaper having general circulation in the county<\/span> and shall post a copy of such notice during the same time at the door of the courthouse of the county<\/span>. The ballot shall be printed 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 § 24.2-684<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a majority of the qualified voters<\/span> voting in such referendum<\/span> vote in favor of the election of a county<\/span> chairman of the board of supervisors<\/span> from the county<\/span> at large, beginning at the next general election for the board of supervisors<\/span>, the county<\/span> chairman shall be elected for a term of the same length and commencing at the same time as that of other members of the county<\/span> board of supervisors<\/span>. The county<\/span> board of supervisors<\/span> thereafter shall consist of one member elected from each district of such county<\/span> and a county<\/span> chairman elected by voters<\/span> of the county<\/span> at large. No person may be a candidate for county<\/span> chairman at the same time he is a candidate for membership on the county<\/span> board from any district in the county<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe 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 such additional rights, privileges<\/span>, and duties not in conflict with general law<\/span> or this article as the board may prescribe. The chairman also shall have the power to set the agenda for board meetings; however, any such agenda may be modified by an affirmative vote of the board. The duties of the chairman during board meetings include but are not limited to (i) enforcement of time limits, as appropriate; (ii) enforcement of the rules relating to debate and the rules relating to order<\/span> and decorum within the board; and (iii) response to inquiries from board members relating to parliamentary procedure.\n\t\t\tIn addition, the chairman shall have the power to (a) call special meetings of the board in accordance with the procedures and restrictions of § 15.2-1418<\/a>, mutatis mutandis<\/span>; (b) appoint county<\/span> representatives to regional boards, authorities, and commissions that are authorized in advance by the board; however, any such appointment shall be subject to revocation<\/span> by an affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the board acting within the 30-day period following that appointment; and (c) create and appoint committees of the board and name presiding members of such committees as authorized by the board. Any such committee or appointment shall be subject to revocation<\/span> by an affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the board. However, the powers of the chairman themselves may only be modified by unanimous vote of all board members. 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 LOUDOUN COUNTY ON ELECTION OF THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN FROM THE COUNTY\nAT LARGE (\u00a7 15.2-1213)\n\nA. The board of supervisors of Loudoun County may by resolution petition the\ncircuit court of the county for a referendum on the question of whether there\nshould be a chairman of the county board of supervisors elected at large.\nAlternatively, a like referendum may be requested by a petition to the circuit\ncourt signed by registered voters equal in number to at least 10 percent of the\nregistered voters of the county as of January 1 of the year in which the\npetition is filed. Upon the filing of either petition, which shall be filed not\nless than 90 days before a November general election, the circuit court shall\norder the election officials at the next November general election held in the\ncounty to open the polls and take the sense of the voters on the question set\nforth in this subsection. The clerk of the court shall publish notice of the\nreferendum to be published once a week for four consecutive weeks prior to the\nreferendum in a newspaper having general circulation in the county and shall\npost a copy of such notice during the same time at the door of the courthouse of\nthe county. The ballot shall be printed 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 §\n24.2-684.\n\nB. If a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum vote in favor\nof the election of a county chairman of the board of supervisors from the county\nat large, beginning at the next general election for the board of supervisors,\nthe county chairman shall be elected for a term of the same length and\ncommencing at the same time as that of other members of the county board of\nsupervisors. The county board of supervisors thereafter shall consist of one\nmember elected from each district of such county and a county chairman elected\nby voters of the county at large. No person may be a candidate for county\nchairman at the same time he is a candidate for membership on the county board\nfrom any district in the county.\n\t\t\tThe 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 such\nadditional rights, privileges, and duties not in conflict with general law or\nthis article as the board may prescribe. The chairman also shall have the power\nto set the agenda for board meetings; however, any such agenda may be modified\nby an affirmative vote of the board. The duties of the chairman during board\nmeetings include but are not limited to (i) enforcement of time limits, as\nappropriate; (ii) enforcement of the rules relating to debate and the rules\nrelating to order and decorum within the board; and (iii) response to inquiries\nfrom board members relating to parliamentary procedure.\n\t\t\tIn addition, the chairman shall have the power to (a) call special meetings\nof the board in accordance with the procedures and restrictions of §\n15.2-1418, mutatis mutandis; (b) appoint county representatives to regional\nboards, authorities, and commissions that are authorized in advance by the\nboard; however, any such appointment shall be subject to revocation by an\naffirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the board acting within\nthe 30-day period following that appointment; and (c) create and appoint\ncommittees of the board and name presiding members of such committees as\nauthorized by the board. Any such committee or appointment shall be subject to\nrevocation by an affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the\nboard. However, the powers of the chairman themselves may only be modified by\nunanimous vote of all board members. At the first meeting at the beginning of\nits term and any time thereafter when necessary, the board of supervisors shall\nelect a vice chairman from its membership, who shall perform the duties of the\nchairman in his absence.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 895, \u00a7 15.1-527.3; 1997, c. 587; 2008, c. 778.","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}}