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The secretary of the electoral board shall promptly notify each appointee of his appointment.\n\t\t\tThe electoral board by a recorded majority vote may (i) institute proceedings pursuant to § 24.2-234.1 for the removal of any general registrar who fails to discharge the duties of his office according to law or (ii) remove from office, on notice, any officer of election who fails to discharge the duties of his office according to law.\n\t\t\tThe electoral board shall remove from office, on notice, any general registrar who fails to receive or maintain certification as required by the State Board pursuant to subsection C of § 24.2-103.B\n\nThe electoral board shall perform the duties assigned by this title including, but not limited to, the preparation of ballots, the administration of absentee ballot provisions, the conduct of the election, and the ascertaining of the results of the election.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222998,"text":"Each electoral board shall appoint the general registrar for its city or county and officers of election for each precinct who shall serve in all elections, including town elections, as provided in this chapter. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 23 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 1954, chapter 691; in 1962, chapter 475; in 1964, chapter 608; in 1968, chapters 97 and 141; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1974, chapter 428; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1976, chapter 12; in 1978, chapter 778; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1981, chapter 425; in 1982, chapters 290 and 650; in 1983, chapter 511; in 1984, chapter 480; in 1985, chapter 197; in 1986, chapter 558; in 1988, chapter 528; in 1989, chapter 227; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2004, chapters 27<\/a> and 391<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1148<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 256<\/a> and 257<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67281,"section_number":"15.2-3543","catch_line":"Electoral board, general registrar and officers of election","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3543\/"},{"id":63359,"section_number":"24.2-230","catch_line":"Applicability of article; certain exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-230\/"},{"id":85062,"section_number":"24.2-234.1","catch_line":"Removal of members of local electoral boards and general registrars","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-234.1\/"},{"id":68375,"section_number":"24.2-235","catch_line":"Procedure","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-235\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85062,"section_number":"24.2-234.1","catch_line":"Removal of members of local electoral boards and general registrars","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-234.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187231,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60985,"identifier":"24.2-109","token":"24.2\/1\/3\/24.2-109","url":"\/24.2-109\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-109\/","token":"24.2\/1\/3\/24.2-109","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment and removal of general registrar and officers of election; powers and duties in general","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-109","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each electoral board<\/span> shall appoint the general registrar<\/span> for its city or county and officers of election for each precinct<\/span> who shall serve in all elections<\/span>, including town elections<\/span>, as provided in this chapter. The secretary of the electoral board<\/span> shall promptly notify each appointee of his appointment.\n\t\t\tThe electoral board<\/span> by a recorded majority vote may (i) institute proceedings pursuant to § 24.2-234.1<\/a> for the removal of any general registrar<\/span> who fails to discharge the duties of his office according to law<\/span> or (ii) remove from office, on notice, any officer of election<\/span> who fails to discharge the duties of his office according to law<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe electoral board<\/span> shall remove from office, on notice, any general registrar<\/span> who fails to receive or maintain certification as required by the State Board<\/span> pursuant to subsection C of § 24.2-103<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The electoral board<\/span> shall perform the duties assigned by this title including, but not limited to, the preparation of ballots, the administration of absentee ballot provisions, the conduct of the election, and the ascertaining of the results of the election. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF GENERAL REGISTRAR AND OFFICERS OF ELECTION; POWERS\nAND DUTIES IN GENERAL (\u00a7 24.2-109)\n\nA. Each electoral board shall appoint the general registrar for its city or\ncounty and officers of election for each precinct who shall serve in all\nelections, including town elections, as provided in this chapter. The secretary\nof the electoral board shall promptly notify each appointee of his appointment.\n\t\t\tThe electoral board by a recorded majority vote may (i) institute proceedings\npursuant to § 24.2-234.1 for the removal of any general registrar who fails\nto discharge the duties of his office according to law or (ii) remove from\noffice, on notice, any officer of election who fails to discharge the duties of\nhis office according to law.\n\t\t\tThe electoral board shall remove from office, on notice, any general\nregistrar who fails to receive or maintain certification as required by the\nState Board pursuant to subsection C of § 24.2-103.\n\nB. The electoral board shall perform the duties assigned by this title\nincluding, but not limited to, the preparation of ballots, the administration of\nabsentee ballot provisions, the conduct of the election, and the ascertaining of\nthe results of the election.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-30, 24-35, 24-36, 24-52, 24-52.1, 24-55, 24-61,\n24-65, 24-66, 24-118.1, 24-199; 1954, c. 691; 1962, c. 475; 1964, c. 608; 1968,\ncc. 97, 141; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-32, 24.1-34, 24.1-43; 1973, c. 30; 1974, c.\n428; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 12; 1978, c. 778; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1982,\ncc. 290, 650; 1983, c. 511; 1984, c. 480; 1985, c. 197; 1986, c. 558; 1988, c.\n528; 1989, c. 227; 1993, c. 641; 2004, cc. 27, 391; 2020, c. 1148; 2023, cc.\n256, 257.","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}}