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Sess., c. 204; 1986, c. 248; 1993, c. 641; 2022, c. 140.","full_text":"No person, nor the deputy of any person, who is employed by or holds any office or post of profit or emolument, or who holds any elective office of profit or trust, under the governments of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town, shall be appointed a member of the electoral board or general registrar. No person, nor the deputy or the employee of any person, who holds any elective office of profit or trust under the government of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town of the Commonwealth, shall be appointed a deputy registrar or officer of election.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227179,"text":"No person, nor the deputy of any person, who is employed by or holds any office or post of profit or emolument, or who holds any elective office of profit or trust, under the governments of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town, shall be appointed a member of the electoral board or general registrar. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1970, chapter 462; in 1986, chapter 248; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2022, chapter 140<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187293,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62286,"identifier":"24.2-119","token":"24.2\/1\/6\/24.2-119","url":"\/24.2-119\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-119\/","token":"24.2\/1\/6\/24.2-119","dublin_core":{"Title":"Restrictions on persons holding other offices serving as member of electoral board, registrar, or officer of election","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-119","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person, nor the deputy of any person, who is employed by or holds any office or post of profit or emolument, or who holds any elective office of profit or trust, under the governments of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town, shall be appointed a member of the electoral board<\/span> or general registrar<\/span>. No person, nor the deputy or the employee of any person, who holds any elective office of profit or trust under the government of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town of the Commonwealth, shall be appointed a deputy registrar or officer of election<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS HOLDING OTHER OFFICES SERVING AS MEMBER OF ELECTORAL\nBOARD, REGISTRAR, OR OFFICER OF ELECTION (\u00a7 24.2-119)\n\nNo person, nor the deputy of any person, who is employed by or holds any office\nor post of profit or emolument, or who holds any elective office of profit or\ntrust, under the governments of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any\ncounty, city, or town, shall be appointed a member of the electoral board or\ngeneral registrar. No person, nor the deputy or the employee of any person, who\nholds any elective office of profit or trust under the government of the United\nStates, the Commonwealth, or any county, city, or town of the Commonwealth,\nshall be appointed a deputy registrar or officer of election.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-31, 24-198; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-33; 1971, Ex.\nSess., c. 204; 1986, c. 248; 1993, c. 641; 2022, c. 140.","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}}