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At such election their successors shall be elected for terms of four years each.\n\t\tAny vacancy on the board shall be filled as provided in \u00a7 24.2-228.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254628,"text":"The powers of the county as a body politic and corporate shall be vested in a board of supervisors (“the board”), to consist of not fewer than three nor more than nine members to be elected by the qualified voters of the county at large, or solely by the qualified voters of the respective magisterial or election district of which the member is a qualified voter, plus one additional member elected at large, depending upon the result of the election held upon the questions submitted to the voters pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-603. There shall be on the board for each magisterial or election district at least one member, and he shall be a qualified voter of such district, except as hereinabove provided.\n\t\tThe supervisors first elected shall hold office until January 1 following the next regular election provided by general law for the election of supervisors. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1966, chapters 255 and 531; in 1981, chapter 91; in 1982, chapter 32; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68277,"section_number":"15.2-603","catch_line":"Referendum on election of supervisors by districts or at large","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-603\/"},{"id":73512,"section_number":"24.2-228","catch_line":"Interim appointment to local governing body or elected school board; elected mayor","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-228\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151695,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70568,"identifier":"15.2-602","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/1\/15.2-602","url":"\/15.2-602\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-602\/","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/1\/15.2-602","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers vested in board of supervisors; election and terms of members; vacancies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-602","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The powers of the county<\/span> as a body politic and corporate shall be vested in a board of supervisors<\/span> (“the board”), to consist of not fewer than three nor more than nine members to be elected by the qualified voters<\/span> of the county<\/span> at large, or solely by the qualified voters<\/span> of the respective magisterial or election district of which the member is a qualified voter<\/span>, plus one additional member elected at large, depending upon the result of the election held upon the questions submitted to the voters<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-603<\/a>. There shall be on the board for each magisterial or election district at least one member, and he shall be a qualified voter<\/span> of such district, except as hereinabove provided.\n\t\tThe supervisors first elected shall hold office until January 1 following the next regular election provided by general law<\/span> for the election of supervisors. At such election their successors shall be elected for terms of four years each.\n\t\tAny vacancy on the board shall be filled as provided in \u00a7 24.2-228<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS VESTED IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; ELECTION AND TERMS OF MEMBERS; VACANCIES\n(\u00a7 15.2-602)\n\nThe powers of the county as a body politic and corporate shall be vested in a\nboard of supervisors (“the board”), to consist of not fewer than\nthree nor more than nine members to be elected by the qualified voters of the\ncounty at large, or solely by the qualified voters of the respective magisterial\nor election district of which the member is a qualified voter, plus one\nadditional member elected at large, depending upon the result of the election\nheld upon the questions submitted to the voters pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-603. There\nshall be on the board for each magisterial or election district at least one\nmember, and he shall be a qualified voter of such district, except as\nhereinabove provided.\n\t\tThe supervisors first elected shall hold office until January 1 following the\nnext regular election provided by general law for the election of supervisors.\nAt such election their successors shall be elected for terms of four years each.\n\t\tAny vacancy on the board shall be filled as provided in \u00a7 24.2-228.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-306; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-623; 1966, cc. 255, 531;\n1971, Ex. Sess., c. 65; 1981, c. 91; 1982, c. 32; 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}}