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Their terms shall begin on January 1 next succeeding their election, at which time they shall replace all elective county officers of the consolidated counties whose terms shall terminate on such day. The terms of the new officers shall expire on January 1 next succeeding the regular election of county officers in the Commonwealth.\n\t\tAll appointive county officers shall be appointed by the person, board or authority upon whom the power to appoint such officers in other counties is conferred. The terms of such officers shall commence on January 1 next succeeding the first election of officers for the consolidated county and shall continue, unless otherwise removed, until their successors have been appointed and qualified.\n\t\tThe successors of all such officers whose first election or appointment is herein provided for shall thereafter be elected or appointed at the time, in the manner and for the terms provided by general law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":298740,"text":"At the next regular November election held at least sixty days after the election at which the consolidation is approved by the voters, all county officers provided for by general law shall be elected for the consolidated county. Their terms shall begin on January 1 next succeeding their election, at which time they shall replace all elective county officers of the consolidated counties whose terms shall terminate on such day. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54141,"section_number":"15.2-3519","catch_line":"Repeal of certain charters","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3519\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":157303,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83387,"identifier":"15.2-3508","token":"15.2\/III\/35\/1\/15.2-3508","url":"\/15.2-3508\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3508\/","token":"15.2\/III\/35\/1\/15.2-3508","dublin_core":{"Title":"Election or appointment of county officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At the next regular November election held at least sixty days after the election at which the consolidation<\/span> is approved by the voters<\/span>, all county<\/span> officers provided for by general law<\/span> shall be elected for the consolidated county<\/span>. Their terms shall begin on January 1 next succeeding their election, at which time they shall replace all elective county<\/span> officers of the consolidated counties whose terms shall terminate on such day. The terms of the new officers shall expire on January 1 next succeeding the regular election of county<\/span> officers in the Commonwealth.\n\t\tAll appointive county<\/span> officers shall be appointed by the person, board or authority upon whom the power to appoint such officers in other counties is conferred. The terms of such officers shall commence on January 1 next succeeding the first election of officers for the consolidated county<\/span> and shall continue, unless otherwise removed, until their successors have been appointed and qualified.\n\t\tThe successors of all such officers whose first election or appointment is herein provided for shall thereafter be elected or appointed at the time, in the manner and for the terms provided by general law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY OFFICERS (\u00a7 15.2-3508)\n\nAt the next regular November election held at least sixty days after the\nelection at which the consolidation is approved by the voters, all county\nofficers provided for by general law shall be elected for the consolidated\ncounty. Their terms shall begin on January 1 next succeeding their election, at\nwhich time they shall replace all elective county officers of the consolidated\ncounties whose terms shall terminate on such day. The terms of the new officers\nshall expire on January 1 next succeeding the regular election of county\nofficers in the Commonwealth.\n\t\tAll appointive county officers shall be appointed by the person, board or\nauthority upon whom the power to appoint such officers in other counties is\nconferred. The terms of such officers shall commence on January 1 next\nsucceeding the first election of officers for the consolidated county and shall\ncontinue, unless otherwise removed, until their successors have been appointed\nand qualified.\n\t\tThe successors of all such officers whose first election or appointment is\nherein provided for shall thereafter be elected or appointed at the time, in the\nmanner and for the terms provided by general law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-169; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1078; 1997, c. 587.","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}}