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The senior judge shall make the appointment if a majority of the judges cannot agree. The chief or senior deputy, if there is one in the office, shall perform all the duties of the office until the person appointed to fill the vacancy has qualified. The person so appointed shall hold office until the qualified voters fill the vacancy by election and the person so elected has qualified.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210506,"text":"When a vacancy occurs in any local elected office other than a constitutional office, local governing body, or an elected school board, a majority of the judges of the judicial circuit for the county or city in which it occurs shall make an interim appointment to the office until the vacancy can be filled by special election. The senior judge shall make the appointment if a majority of the judges cannot agree. The chief or senior deputy, if there is one in the office, shall perform all the duties of the office until the person appointed to fill the vacancy has qualified. The person so appointed shall hold office until the qualified voters fill the vacancy by election and the person so elected has qualified.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15068,"edition_id":1,"name":"Vacancies in Elected Constitutional and Local Offices","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14248,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:57","permalink":{"id":187561,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15068,"identifier":"6","token":"24.2\/2\/6","url":"\/24.2\/2\/6\/","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":86636,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-225","catch_line":"Applicability","url":"\/24.2-225\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-225","metadata":false},{"id":60735,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-226","catch_line":"Election to fill vacancy","url":"\/24.2-226\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-226","metadata":false},{"id":57450,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-227","catch_line":"Interim appointment by court until vacancy filled by election for certain offices","url":"\/24.2-227\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-227","metadata":false},{"id":73512,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-228","catch_line":"Interim appointment to local governing body or elected school board; elected mayor","url":"\/24.2-228\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-228","metadata":false},{"id":57716,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-228.1","catch_line":"Election to fill vacancy in constitutional office","url":"\/24.2-228.1\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-228.1","metadata":false},{"id":74202,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-229","catch_line":"Appointees to qualify and give bond in thirty days","url":"\/24.2-229\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-229","metadata":false},{"id":75585,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-229.1","catch_line":"Legitimacy of votes by appointees","url":"\/24.2-229.1\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-229.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":60735,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-226","catch_line":"Election to fill vacancy","url":"\/24.2-226\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-226","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":73512,"structure_id":15068,"section_number":"24.2-228","catch_line":"Interim appointment to local governing body or elected school board; elected mayor","url":"\/24.2-228\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-228","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-227\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1958, chapter 621; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1977, chapter 490; in 1984, chapter 480; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1996, chapter 873<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 787<\/a> and 1070<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65970,"section_number":"15.2-1600","catch_line":"Counties and cities required to elect certain officers; qualifications of attorney for the Commonwealth; duties and compensation of officers; vacancies, certain counties and cities excepted; officer's powers not to be diminished","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1600\/"},{"id":57716,"section_number":"24.2-228.1","catch_line":"Election to fill vacancy in constitutional office","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-228.1\/"},{"id":79701,"section_number":"24.2-812","catch_line":"Proceedings when court decides no valid election has been held","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-812\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187571,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57450,"identifier":"24.2-227","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-227","url":"\/24.2-227\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-227\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-227","dublin_core":{"Title":"Interim appointment by court until vacancy filled by election for certain offices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-227","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When a vacancy occurs in any local elected office other than a constitutional office<\/span>, local governing body, or an elected school board<\/span>, a majority of the judges<\/span> of the judicial circuit<\/span> for the county or city in which it occurs shall make an interim appointment to the office until the vacancy can be filled by special election<\/span>. The senior judge<\/span> shall make the appointment if a majority of the judges<\/span> cannot agree. The chief or senior deputy, if there is one in the office, shall perform all the duties of the office until the person appointed to fill the vacancy has qualified. The person so appointed shall hold office until the qualified voters<\/span> fill the vacancy by election and the person so elected has qualified.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINTERIM APPOINTMENT BY COURT UNTIL VACANCY FILLED BY ELECTION FOR CERTAIN\nOFFICES (\u00a7 24.2-227)\n\nWhen a vacancy occurs in any local elected office other than a constitutional\noffice, local governing body, or an elected school board, a majority of the\njudges of the judicial circuit for the county or city in which it occurs shall\nmake an interim appointment to the office until the vacancy can be filled by\nspecial election. The senior judge shall make the appointment if a majority of\nthe judges cannot agree. The chief or senior deputy, if there is one in the\noffice, shall perform all the duties of the office until the person appointed to\nfill the vacancy has qualified. The person so appointed shall hold office until\nthe qualified voters fill the vacancy by election and the person so elected has\nqualified.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-145; 1958, c. 621; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-76; 1975, c.\n515; 1976, c. 616; 1977, c. 490; 1984, c. 480; 1993, c. 641; 1996, c. 873; 2000,\ncc. 787, 1070.","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}}