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The question on the ballot shall be:\n\t\t\t“Shall the method of selecting the school board be changed from direct election by the voters to appointment by the governing body (or, if the petition in a county so requests, a school board selection commission)?\n\t\t\t[ ] YES\n\t\t\t[ ] NO”B\n\nIf a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum vote in favor of changing the method of selecting school board members to appointment by the governing body or by a school board selection commission, as the case may be, the terms of the school board members in office through direct election shall terminate on June 30 following the referendum. A school board selection commission shall be appointed pursuant to § 22.1-35 if a majority have voted in the referendum for that selection method. The members of the appointed school board shall be appointed for the terms and in the manner provided in the article of this chapter or the chapter of Title 15.2 applicable to the county, city, or town in which the referendum has been held.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232840,"text":"By the same procedure and under the same requirements as provided in § 22.1-57.2, the registered voters of any county, city, or town which selects members of the school board by direct election of the voters may petition for, and the circuit court shall so order, a referendum on the question of changing from direct election of the school board to appointment of school board members by the governing body or, if the petition so states in the case of a county, by a school board selection commission. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 594 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56732,"section_number":"22.1-47.2","catch_line":"Petitions for a referendum on direct election of school board members","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-47.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60157,"section_number":"22.1-35","catch_line":"School board selection commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-35\/"},{"id":61173,"section_number":"22.1-57.2","catch_line":"Referendum on direct election of school board members by the voters","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184017,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63936,"identifier":"22.1-57.4","token":"22.1\/5\/7\/22.1-57.4","url":"\/22.1-57.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-57.4\/","token":"22.1\/5\/7\/22.1-57.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referendum to revert to appointment of the school board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-57.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> By the same procedure and under the same requirements as provided in § 22.1-57.2<\/a>, the registered voters of any county, city, or town which selects members of the school board<\/span> by direct election of the voters may petition<\/span> for, and the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall so order<\/span>, a referendum<\/span> on the question of changing from direct election of the school board<\/span> to appointment of school board<\/span> members by the governing body<\/span> or, if the petition<\/span> so states in the case of a county, by a school board<\/span> selection commission. The question on the ballot shall be:\n\t\t\t“Shall the method of selecting the school board<\/span> be changed from direct election by the voters to appointment by the governing body<\/span> (or, if the petition<\/span> in a county so requests, a school board<\/span> selection commission)?\n\t\t\t[ ] YES\n\t\t\t[ ] NO” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum<\/span> vote in favor of changing the method of selecting school board<\/span> members to appointment by the governing body<\/span> or by a school board<\/span> selection commission, as the case may be, the terms of the school board<\/span> members in office through direct election shall terminate on June 30 following the referendum<\/span>. A school board<\/span> selection commission shall be appointed pursuant to § 22.1-35<\/a> if a majority have voted in the referendum<\/span> for that selection method. The members of the appointed school board<\/span> shall be appointed for the terms and in the manner provided in the article of this chapter or the chapter of Title 15.2 applicable to the county, city, or town in which the referendum<\/span> has been held. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDUM TO REVERT TO APPOINTMENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD (\u00a7 22.1-57.4)\n\nA. By the same procedure and under the same requirements as provided in §\n22.1-57.2, the registered voters of any county, city, or town which selects\nmembers of the school board by direct election of the voters may petition for,\nand the circuit court shall so order, a referendum on the question of changing\nfrom direct election of the school board to appointment of school board members\nby the governing body or, if the petition so states in the case of a county, by\na school board selection commission. The question on the ballot shall be:\n\t\t\t“Shall the method of selecting the school board be changed from direct\nelection by the voters to appointment by the governing body (or, if the petition\nin a county so requests, a school board selection commission)?\n\t\t\t[ ] YES\n\t\t\t[ ] NO”\n\nB. If a majority of the qualified voters voting in such referendum vote in favor\nof changing the method of selecting school board members to appointment by the\ngoverning body or by a school board selection commission, as the case may be,\nthe terms of the school board members in office through direct election shall\nterminate on June 30 following the referendum. A school board selection\ncommission shall be appointed pursuant to § 22.1-35 if a majority have\nvoted in the referendum for that selection method. The members of the appointed\nschool board shall be appointed for the terms and in the manner provided in the\narticle of this chapter or the chapter of Title 15.2 applicable to the county,\ncity, or town in which the referendum has been held.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 594.","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}}