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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 559 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1981, chapter 246.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86210,"section_number":"22.1-75","catch_line":"Procedure in case of tie vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-75\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70841,"section_number":"22.1-37","catch_line":"Notice by commission of meeting for appointment","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-37\/"},{"id":86210,"section_number":"22.1-75","catch_line":"Procedure in case of tie vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-75\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183877,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82481,"identifier":"22.1-40","token":"22.1\/5\/2\/22.1-40","url":"\/22.1-40\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-40\/","token":"22.1\/5\/2\/22.1-40","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of tie breaker","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-40","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The school board<\/span> selection commission may, at the option of the governing body<\/span> of the county, appoint a qualified voter who is a resident of the county to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 22.1-75<\/a>. The term of office of each tie breaker so appointed shall be four years whether the appointment is to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of term or otherwise. The commission shall give the notice required by \u00a7 22.1-37<\/a> before appointing any tie breaker.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF TIE BREAKER (\u00a7 22.1-40)\n\nThe school board selection commission may, at the option of the governing body\nof the county, appoint a qualified voter who is a resident of the county to cast\nthe deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in \u00a7\n22.1-75. The term of office of each tie breaker so appointed shall be four years\nwhether the appointment is to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of term or\notherwise. The commission shall give the notice required by \u00a7 22.1-37 before\nappointing any tie breaker.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 246.","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}}