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Such description shall include the statutory and regulatory duties and responsibilities of the electoral boards, prohibited activities of the electoral boards and members of electoral boards, and the qualifications and disqualifications of members of electoral boards.B\n\nThe Department shall provide to the clerks of the circuit courts, the chairmen of the state and district political party committees, the general registrars, and the local electoral boards the description developed pursuant to subsection A. Such description shall be provided no later than the first day of December each year.C\n\nEach person nominated for appointment to a local electoral board shall certify that he has read the description developed pursuant to this section and affirm prior to his appointment pursuant to § 24.2-106 that he will faithfully discharge all duties and responsibilities set forth in that description.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":300488,"text":"The State Board, with the cooperation of the local electoral boards and general registrars, shall develop a description of the duties and responsibilities of the local electoral boards and update such description as needed. 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 271<\/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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75398,"section_number":"24.2-106","catch_line":"Appointment and terms; vacancies; chairman and secretary; certain prohibitions; training","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-106\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187215,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83829,"identifier":"24.2-106.01","token":"24.2\/1\/3\/24.2-106.01","url":"\/24.2-106.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-106.01\/","token":"24.2\/1\/3\/24.2-106.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Description of duties and responsibilities; required affirmation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-106.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The State Board<\/span>, with the cooperation of the local electoral boards<\/span> and general registrars<\/span>, shall develop a description of the duties and responsibilities of the local electoral boards<\/span> and update such description as needed. Such description shall include the statutory and regulatory duties and responsibilities of the electoral boards, prohibited activities of the electoral boards and members of electoral boards, and the qualifications and disqualifications of members of electoral boards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall provide to the clerks of the circuit<\/span> courts<\/span>, the chairmen of the state and district political party<\/span> committees, the general registrars<\/span>, and the local electoral boards<\/span> the description developed pursuant to subsection A. Such description shall be provided no later than the first day of December each year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each person nominated for appointment to a local electoral board<\/span> shall certify that he has read the description developed pursuant to this section and affirm<\/span> prior to his appointment pursuant to § 24.2-106<\/a> that he will faithfully discharge all duties and responsibilities set forth in that description. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; REQUIRED AFFIRMATION (\u00a7\n24.2-106.01)\n\nA. The State Board, with the cooperation of the local electoral boards and\ngeneral registrars, shall develop a description of the duties and\nresponsibilities of the local electoral boards and update such description as\nneeded. Such description shall include the statutory and regulatory duties and\nresponsibilities of the electoral boards, prohibited activities of the electoral\nboards and members of electoral boards, and the qualifications and\ndisqualifications of members of electoral boards.\n\nB. The Department shall provide to the clerks of the circuit courts, the\nchairmen of the state and district political party committees, the general\nregistrars, and the local electoral boards the description developed pursuant to\nsubsection A. Such description shall be provided no later than the first day of\nDecember each year.\n\nC. Each person nominated for appointment to a local electoral board shall\ncertify that he has read the description developed pursuant to this section and\naffirm prior to his appointment pursuant to § 24.2-106 that he will\nfaithfully discharge all duties and responsibilities set forth in that\ndescription.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 271.","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}}