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Their terms shall begin on July 1 next succeeding their election, at which time they shall replace all elective city or town officers of the consolidated cities or towns whose terms shall terminate on such day. The terms of the new officers shall expire on January 1 for constitutional officers next succeeding the regular election of city constitutional officers in the Commonwealth and July 1 next succeeding the regular election of all other city and town officers.\n\t\tAll appointive city and town officers shall be appointed by the person, board or authority upon whom the power to appoint such officers in other cities and towns is conferred. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/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":[{"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":157307,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79155,"identifier":"15.2-3509","token":"15.2\/III\/35\/1\/15.2-3509","url":"\/15.2-3509\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3509\/","token":"15.2\/III\/35\/1\/15.2-3509","dublin_core":{"Title":"Election or appointment of city or town officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3509","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At the next regular May election held at least sixty days after the adoption of the consolidation<\/span> ordinance<\/span> by the governing bodies or, if applicable, the election at which the consolidation<\/span> is approved by the voters<\/span>, such officers as are provided for by general or special law<\/span> shall be elected for the consolidated city<\/span> or town<\/span>. Their terms shall begin on July 1 next succeeding their election, at which time they shall replace all elective city<\/span> or town<\/span> officers of the consolidated cities or towns<\/span> whose terms shall terminate on such day. The terms of the new officers shall expire on January 1 for constitutional officers<\/span> next succeeding the regular election of city<\/span> constitutional officers<\/span> in the Commonwealth and July 1 next succeeding the regular election of all other city<\/span> and town<\/span> officers.\n\t\tAll appointive city<\/span> and town<\/span> officers shall be appointed by the person, board or authority upon whom the power to appoint such officers in other cities and towns<\/span> is conferred. The terms of such officers shall commence on January 1 next succeeding the first election of officers for the consolidated city<\/span> or town<\/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 or special law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF CITY OR TOWN OFFICERS (\u00a7 15.2-3509)\n\nAt the next regular May election held at least sixty days after the adoption of\nthe consolidation ordinance by the governing bodies or, if applicable, the\nelection at which the consolidation is approved by the voters, such officers as\nare provided for by general or special law shall be elected for the consolidated\ncity or town. Their terms shall begin on July 1 next succeeding their election,\nat which time they shall replace all elective city or town officers of the\nconsolidated cities or towns whose terms shall terminate on such day. The terms\nof the new officers shall expire on January 1 for constitutional officers next\nsucceeding the regular election of city constitutional officers in the\nCommonwealth and July 1 next succeeding the regular election of all other city\nand town officers.\n\t\tAll appointive city and town officers shall be appointed by the person, board\nor authority upon whom the power to appoint such officers in other cities and\ntowns is conferred. The terms of such officers shall commence on January 1 next\nsucceeding the first election of officers for the consolidated city or town and\nshall continue, unless otherwise removed, until their successors have been\nappointed and 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 or special law.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}