{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/24.2-201.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/24.2-201.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/24.2-201.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/24.2-201.html"}],"law_id":59520,"edition_id":1,"section_id":59520,"structure_id":15596,"section_number":"24.2-201","catch_line":"When term of officer elected to fill vacancy commences and expires","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 24-144; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-75; 1982, c. 146; 1993, c. 641.","full_text":"The term of office of any person chosen at a special election to fill a vacancy in any public office shall commence as soon as he shall qualify and give bond, if bond is required, and shall continue for the unexpired term of such office. Any person so elected shall qualify and give bond, if bond is required, no later than thirty days following the date on which the special election was held.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218066,"text":"The term of office of any person chosen at a special election to fill a vacancy in any public office shall commence as soon as he shall qualify and give bond, if bond is required, and shall continue for the unexpired term of such office. Any person so elected shall qualify and give bond, if bond is required, no later than thirty days following the date on which the special election was held.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15596,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14248,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:41","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:41","permalink":{"id":187459,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15596,"identifier":"1","token":"24.2\/2\/1","url":"\/24.2\/2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14248,"edition_id":1,"name":"Federal, Commonwealth, and Local Officers","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:26","permalink":{"id":187457,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14248,"identifier":"2","token":"24.2\/2","url":"\/24.2\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":61481,"structure_id":15596,"section_number":"24.2-200","catch_line":"When terms to begin","url":"\/24.2-200\/","token":"24.2\/2\/1\/24.2-200","metadata":false},{"id":59520,"structure_id":15596,"section_number":"24.2-201","catch_line":"When term of officer elected to fill vacancy commences and expires","url":"\/24.2-201\/","token":"24.2\/2\/1\/24.2-201","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61481,"structure_id":15596,"section_number":"24.2-200","catch_line":"When terms to begin","url":"\/24.2-200\/","token":"24.2\/2\/1\/24.2-200","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-201\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1982, chapter 146; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84944,"section_number":"15.2-3542","catch_line":"Governing body to be elected and take office before effective date of consolidation in certain cases; powers","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3542\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187465,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59520,"identifier":"24.2-201","token":"24.2\/2\/1\/24.2-201","url":"\/24.2-201\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-201\/","token":"24.2\/2\/1\/24.2-201","dublin_core":{"Title":"When term of officer elected to fill vacancy commences and expires","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The term of office of any person chosen at a special election<\/span> to fill a vacancy in any public office shall commence as soon as he shall qualify and give bond<\/span>, if bond<\/span> is required, and shall continue for the unexpired term of such office. Any person so elected shall qualify and give bond<\/span>, if bond<\/span> is required, no later than thirty days following the date on which the special election<\/span> was held.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN TERM OF OFFICER ELECTED TO FILL VACANCY COMMENCES AND EXPIRES (\u00a7 24.2-201)\n\nThe term of office of any person chosen at a special election to fill a vacancy\nin any public office shall commence as soon as he shall qualify and give bond,\nif bond is required, and shall continue for the unexpired term of such office.\nAny person so elected shall qualify and give bond, if bond is required, no later\nthan thirty days following the date on which the special election was held.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-144; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-75; 1982, c. 146; 1993, c.\n641.","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}}