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One member of the school board shall be elected at large. All other members shall be elected from the same districts from which the members of the board of supervisors other than the chairman are elected. The member of the school board who is elected at large at the initial or any subsequent election shall be the chairman of the school board during his term of office notwithstanding the provisions of § 22.1-76.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214590,"text":"The provisions of this section shall be applicable in any county (i) that has the county executive form of government and that is contiguous to a county having the urban county executive form of government and (ii) in which the chairman of the board of supervisors is elected at large.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":214591,"text":"Following a referendum in which the qualified voters of the county approve a change to an elected school board, the school board shall be elected as provided in § 22.1-57.3 except as otherwise provided in this section. One member of the school board shall be elected at large. All other members shall be elected from the same districts from which the members of the board of supervisors other than the chairman are elected. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 842<\/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. 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 2022, chapter 355<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63104,"section_number":"22.1-76","catch_line":"Chairman; clerk; vice-chairman; deputy clerk; terms; compensation and bonds of clerk and deputy clerk; officers ineligible to serve as clerk and deputy clerk; approval of division superintendent's designee","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-76\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84083,"section_number":"22.1-57.3","catch_line":"Election of school board members; election of tie breaker","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.3\/"},{"id":63104,"section_number":"22.1-76","catch_line":"Chairman; clerk; vice-chairman; deputy clerk; terms; compensation and bonds of clerk and deputy clerk; officers ineligible to serve as clerk and deputy clerk; approval of division superintendent's designee","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-76\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184013,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58551,"identifier":"22.1-57.3:3","token":"22.1\/5\/7\/22.1-57.3_3","url":"\/22.1-57.3_3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-57.3_3\/","token":"22.1\/5\/7\/22.1-57.3_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Election of school board and chairman in certain counties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-57.3:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall be applicable in any county (i) that has the county executive form of government and that is contiguous to a county having the urban county executive form of government and (ii) in which the chairman of the board<\/span> of supervisors is elected at large. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Following a referendum<\/span> in which the qualified voters of the county approve a change to an elected school board<\/span>, the school board<\/span> shall be elected as provided in § 22.1-57.3<\/a> except as otherwise provided in this section. One member of the school board<\/span> shall be elected at large. All other members shall be elected from the same districts from which the members of the board of supervisors other than the chairman are elected. The member of the school board<\/span> who is elected at large at the initial or any subsequent election shall be the chairman of the school board<\/span> during his term of office notwithstanding the provisions of § 22.1-76<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD AND CHAIRMAN IN CERTAIN COUNTIES (\u00a7 22.1-57.3:3)\n\nA. The provisions of this section shall be applicable in any county (i) that has\nthe county executive form of government and that is contiguous to a county\nhaving the urban county executive form of government and (ii) in which the\nchairman of the board of supervisors is elected at large.\n\nB. Following a referendum in which the qualified voters of the county approve a\nchange to an elected school board, the school board shall be elected as provided\nin § 22.1-57.3 except as otherwise provided in this section. One member of\nthe school board shall be elected at large. All other members shall be elected\nfrom the same districts from which the members of the board of supervisors other\nthan the chairman are elected. The member of the school board who is elected at\nlarge at the initial or any subsequent election shall be the chairman of the\nschool board during his term of office notwithstanding the provisions of §\n22.1-76.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 842; 2022, c. 355.","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}}