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The circuit court shall proceed with such removal in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-235.B\n\nAny general registrar may be removed from office by the circuit court in whose jurisdiction he serves upon a petition signed by a majority of the members of the State Board as provided in § 24.2-103 or a majority of the members of his local electoral board as provided in § 24.2-109. The circuit court shall proceed with such removal in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-235.C\n\nAny member of a local electoral board or general registrar against whom a petition for removal has been filed may apply to the Virginia Division of Risk Management to assign counsel to his defense and any subsequent appeal. The Division shall assign counsel in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-121.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304861,"text":"Any member of a local electoral board may be removed from office by the circuit court in whose jurisdiction he resides upon a petition signed by a majority of the members of the State Board as provided in § 24.2-103. The circuit court shall proceed with such removal in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-235.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":304862,"text":"Any general registrar may be removed from office by the circuit court in whose jurisdiction he serves upon a petition signed by a majority of the members of the State Board as provided in § 24.2-103 or a majority of the members of his local electoral board as provided in § 24.2-109. 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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 256<\/a> and 257<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79439,"section_number":"24.2-103","catch_line":"Powers and duties in general; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-103\/"},{"id":60985,"section_number":"24.2-109","catch_line":"Appointment and removal of general registrar and officers of election; powers and duties in general","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-109\/"},{"id":64623,"section_number":"24.2-236","catch_line":"Suspension from office pending hearing and appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-236\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79439,"section_number":"24.2-103","catch_line":"Powers and duties in general; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-103\/"},{"id":60985,"section_number":"24.2-109","catch_line":"Appointment and removal of general registrar and officers of election; powers and duties in general","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-109\/"},{"id":75307,"section_number":"24.2-121","catch_line":"Defense of the electoral board, its members, and the general registrar staff; appointment of counsel","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-121\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187613,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85062,"identifier":"24.2-234.1","token":"24.2\/2\/7\/24.2-234.1","url":"\/24.2-234.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-234.1\/","token":"24.2\/2\/7\/24.2-234.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal of members of local electoral boards and general registrars","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-234.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any member of a local electoral board<\/span> may be removed from office by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in whose jurisdiction<\/span> he resides upon a petition<\/span> signed by a majority of the members of the State Board<\/span> as provided in § 24.2-103<\/a>. The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall proceed with such removal in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-235<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any general registrar<\/span> may be removed from office by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in whose jurisdiction<\/span> he serves upon a petition<\/span> signed by a majority of the members of the State Board<\/span> as provided in § 24.2-103<\/a> or a majority of the members of his local electoral board<\/span> as provided in § 24.2-109<\/a>. The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall proceed with such removal in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-235<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any member of a local electoral board<\/span> or general registrar<\/span> against whom a petition<\/span> for removal has been filed may apply to the Virginia Division of Risk Management to assign counsel<\/span> to his defense and any subsequent appeal<\/span>. The Division shall assign counsel<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-121<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF LOCAL ELECTORAL BOARDS AND GENERAL REGISTRARS (\u00a7\n24.2-234.1)\n\nA. Any member of a local electoral board may be removed from office by the\ncircuit court in whose jurisdiction he resides upon a petition signed by a\nmajority of the members of the State Board as provided in § 24.2-103. The\ncircuit court shall proceed with such removal in accordance with the provisions\nof § 24.2-235.\n\nB. Any general registrar may be removed from office by the circuit court in\nwhose jurisdiction he serves upon a petition signed by a majority of the members\nof the State Board as provided in § 24.2-103 or a majority of the members\nof his local electoral board as provided in § 24.2-109. The circuit court\nshall proceed with such removal in accordance with the provisions of §\n24.2-235.\n\nC. Any member of a local electoral board or general registrar against whom a\npetition for removal has been filed may apply to the Virginia Division of Risk\nManagement to assign counsel to his defense and any subsequent appeal. The\nDivision shall assign counsel in accordance with the provisions of §\n24.2-121.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 256, 257.","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}}