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This committee shall consist of five retired judges of the circuit courts of Virginia.B\n\nBy November 15 of the year ending in zero, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall certify to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the leader in the House of Delegates of the political party having the next highest number of members in the House of Delegates, the President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia, and the leader in the Senate of Virginia of the political party having the next highest number of members in the Senate of Virginia a list of at least 10 retired judges of the circuit courts of Virginia who are willing to serve on the Committee, and no retired judge who is a parent, spouse, child, sibling, parent-in-law, child-in-law, or sibling-in-law of, or a cohabitating member of a household with, a member of the Congress of the United States or of the General Assembly shall be included in such list. In compiling this list, the Chief Justice shall give consideration to the racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the Commonwealth. These members shall each select a judge from the list and shall promptly, but not later than November 20, communicate their selection to the Chief Justice, who shall immediately notify the four judges selected. In making their selections, the members shall give consideration to the racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the Commonwealth. Within three days of being notified of their selection, the four judges shall select, by a majority vote, a judge from the list prescribed herein to serve as the fifth member of the Committee, who shall serve as the chairman of the Committee.\n\t\t\tA majority of the Committee members, which majority shall include the chairman, shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\t\tThe judges of the Committee shall serve until their successors are appointed. If a judge cannot, for any reason, complete his term, the remaining judges shall select a replacement from the list prescribed herein.C\n\nMembers of the Committee shall receive compensation for their services and shall be allowed all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. The compensation and expenses of members and all other necessary expenses of the Committee shall be provided from existing appropriations to the Commission.D\n\nAll meetings and records of the Committee shall be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), except as provided in subsection E of § 30-394.E\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of § 1-210 regarding the computation of time, if an act required by this section is to be performed on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, or any day or part of a day on which the government office where the act to be performed is closed, the act required shall be performed on the first business day immediately preceding the Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, or day on which the government office is closed.F\n\nNotwithstanding subsection C, or any other provision of law, the daily compensation and reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses for legislative and non-legislative members of the Virginia Redistricting Commission for attendance at an official meeting shall be set at the same amounts provided for legislative members in paragraphs B.4.d. and B.5. of Item 1 of Acts 2021, Sp. 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A.<\/span> There shall be a Redistricting Commission Selection Committee established for the purpose of selecting the citizen commissioners of the Virginia Redistricting Commission. This committee shall consist of five retired judges<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> By November 15 of the year ending in zero, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia shall certify to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the leader in the House of Delegates of the political party<\/span> having the next highest number of members in the House of Delegates, the President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia, and the leader in the Senate of Virginia of the political party<\/span> having the next highest number of members in the Senate of Virginia a list of at least 10 retired judges<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> of Virginia who are willing to serve on the Committee, and no retired judge<\/span> who is a parent, spouse, child, sibling, parent-in-law<\/span>, child-in-law<\/span>, or sibling-in-law<\/span> of, or a cohabitating member of a household with, a member of the Congress of the United States or of the General Assembly shall be included in such list. In compiling this list, the Chief Justice shall give consideration to the racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the Commonwealth. These members shall each select a judge<\/span> from the list and shall promptly, but not later than November 20, communicate their selection to the Chief Justice, who shall immediately notify the four judges<\/span> selected. In making their selections, the members shall give consideration to the racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the Commonwealth. Within three days of being notified of their selection, the four judges<\/span> shall select, by a majority vote, a judge<\/span> from the list prescribed herein to serve as the fifth member of the Committee, who shall serve as the chairman of the Committee.\n\t\t\tA majority of the Committee members, which majority shall include the chairman, shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\t\tThe judges<\/span> of the Committee shall serve until their successors are appointed. If a judge<\/span> cannot, for any reason, complete his term, the remaining judges<\/span> shall select a replacement from the list prescribed herein. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Members of the Committee shall receive compensation for their services and shall be allowed all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. The compensation and expenses of members and all other necessary expenses of the Committee shall be provided from existing appropriations to the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> All meetings and records of the Committee shall be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.), except as provided in subsection E of § 30-394<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of § 1-210<\/a> regarding the computation of time, if an act required by this section is to be performed on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, or any day or part of a day on which the government office where the act to be performed is closed, the act required shall be performed on the first business day immediately preceding the Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, or day on which the government office is closed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Notwithstanding subsection C, or any other provision of law<\/span>, the daily compensation and reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses for legislative and non-legislative members of the Virginia Redistricting Commission for attendance at an official meeting shall be set at the same amounts provided for legislative members in paragraphs B.4.d. and B.5. of Item 1 of Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 552. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREDISTRICTING COMMISSION SELECTION COMMITTEE; CHAIRMAN; QUORUM; COMPENSATION AND\nEXPENSES (\u00a7 30-393)\n\nA. There shall be a Redistricting Commission Selection Committee established for\nthe purpose of selecting the citizen commissioners of the Virginia Redistricting\nCommission. This committee shall consist of five retired judges of the circuit\ncourts of Virginia.\n\nB. By November 15 of the year ending in zero, the Chief Justice of the Supreme\nCourt of Virginia shall certify to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the\nleader in the House of Delegates of the political party having the next highest\nnumber of members in the House of Delegates, the President pro tempore of the\nSenate of Virginia, and the leader in the Senate of Virginia of the political\nparty having the next highest number of members in the Senate of Virginia a list\nof at least 10 retired judges of the circuit courts of Virginia who are willing\nto serve on the Committee, and no retired judge who is a parent, spouse, child,\nsibling, parent-in-law, child-in-law, or sibling-in-law of, or a cohabitating\nmember of a household with, a member of the Congress of the United States or of\nthe General Assembly shall be included in such list. In compiling this list, the\nChief Justice shall give consideration to the racial, ethnic, geographic, and\ngender diversity of the Commonwealth. These members shall each select a judge\nfrom the list and shall promptly, but not later than November 20, communicate\ntheir selection to the Chief Justice, who shall immediately notify the four\njudges selected. In making their selections, the members shall give\nconsideration to the racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the\nCommonwealth. Within three days of being notified of their selection, the four\njudges shall select, by a majority vote, a judge from the list prescribed herein\nto serve as the fifth member of the Committee, who shall serve as the chairman\nof the Committee.\n\t\t\tA majority of the Committee members, which majority shall include the\nchairman, shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\t\tThe judges of the Committee shall serve until their successors are appointed.\nIf a judge cannot, for any reason, complete his term, the remaining judges shall\nselect a replacement from the list prescribed herein.\n\nC. Members of the Committee shall receive compensation for their services and\nshall be allowed all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\nThe compensation and expenses of members and all other necessary expenses of the\nCommittee shall be provided from existing appropriations to the Commission.\n\nD. All meetings and records of the Committee shall be subject to the Virginia\nFreedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), except as provided in\nsubsection E of § 30-394.\n\nE. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 1-210 regarding the computation of\ntime, if an act required by this section is to be performed on a Saturday,\nSunday, or legal holiday, or any day or part of a day on which the government\noffice where the act to be performed is closed, the act required shall be\nperformed on the first business day immediately preceding the Saturday, Sunday,\nor legal holiday, or day on which the government office is closed.\n\nF. Notwithstanding subsection C, or any other provision of law, the daily\ncompensation and reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses for\nlegislative and non-legislative members of the Virginia Redistricting Commission\nfor attendance at an official meeting shall be set at the same amounts provided\nfor legislative members in paragraphs B.4.d. and B.5. of Item 1 of Acts 2021,\nSp. Sess. I, c. 552.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 552; 2022, Sp. Sess. I,\nc. 1.","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}}