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They shall be deemed to be employees of the county or city in which they serve except as otherwise specifically provided by state law.\n\t\tA county or city may retain officers of election as independent contractors.\n\t\tDeputy registrars who agree to serve without pay are not state or local employees for any purpose.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220600,"text":"Members of electoral boards, registrars, and officers of election shall serve the Commonwealth and its localities in administering the election laws. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1975, chapter 515; in 1978, chapter 778; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1982, chapter 650; in 1986, chapter 558; in 1989, chapter 227; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2018, chapter 675<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 140<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60309,"identifier":"24.2-122","token":"24.2\/1\/6\/24.2-122","url":"\/24.2-122\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-122\/","token":"24.2\/1\/6\/24.2-122","dublin_core":{"Title":"Status of members of electoral boards, registrars, and officers of election","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-122","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Members of electoral boards<\/span>, registrars, and officers of election<\/span> shall serve the Commonwealth and its localities in administering the election<\/span> laws<\/span>. They shall be deemed to be employees of the county or city in which they serve except as otherwise specifically provided by state law<\/span>.\n\t\tA county or city may retain officers of election<\/span> as independent contractors.\n\t\tDeputy registrars who agree to serve without pay are not state or local employees for any purpose.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATUS OF MEMBERS OF ELECTORAL BOARDS, REGISTRARS, AND OFFICERS OF ELECTION (\u00a7\n24.2-122)\n\nMembers of electoral boards, registrars, and officers of election shall serve\nthe Commonwealth and its localities in administering the election laws. They\nshall be deemed to be employees of the county or city in which they serve except\nas otherwise specifically provided by state law.\n\t\tA county or city may retain officers of election as independent contractors.\n\t\tDeputy registrars who agree to serve without pay are not state or local\nemployees for any purpose.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-30, 24-199; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-32; 1975, c. 515;\n1978, c. 778; 1980, c. 639; 1982, c. 650; 1986, c. 558; 1989, c. 227; 1993, c.\n641; 2018, c. 675; 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}}