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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1968, chapter 639; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1981, chapter 12; in 1982, chapter 650; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81778,"section_number":"15.2-702","catch_line":"County board; membership, terms, chairman, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-702\/"},{"id":57783,"section_number":"24.2-219","catch_line":"Alternative for biennial county supervisor elections and staggered terms","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-219\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187529,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58578,"identifier":"24.2-218","token":"24.2\/2\/5\/24.2-218","url":"\/24.2-218\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-218\/","token":"24.2\/2\/5\/24.2-218","dublin_core":{"Title":"Election and term of county supervisors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-218","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The qualified voters<\/span> of each county election district<\/span> shall elect one or more supervisors at the general election<\/span> in November 1995, and every four years thereafter for terms of four years, except as provided in § 24.2-219<\/a> or as provided by law<\/span> for those counties having the optional form of government under the provisions of Article 2 (§ 15.2-702<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 15.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, general or special, in a county that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the board<\/span> of supervisors, the member elected from each district or ward shall be elected by the qualified voters<\/span> of that district or ward and not by the county at large. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTION AND TERM OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS (\u00a7 24.2-218)\n\nA. The qualified voters of each county election district shall elect one or more\nsupervisors at the general election in November 1995, and every four years\nthereafter for terms of four years, except as provided in § 24.2-219 or as\nprovided by law for those counties having the optional form of government under\nthe provisions of Article 2 (§ 15.2-702 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title\n15.2.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special, in a county\nthat imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of\nthe board of supervisors, the member elected from each district or ward shall be\nelected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the county\nat large.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-157; 1968, c. 639; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-88; 1971, Ex.\nSess., c. 265; 1973, c. 30; 1976, c. 616; 1981, c. 12; 1982, c. 650; 1993, c.\n641; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 225.","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}}