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No person shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms, provided that a person heretofore or hereafter appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional successive terms. Vacancies occurring on the Board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. All appointments hereunder shall be made without reference to party affiliations, but solely on account of the fitness of the appointees to discharge their duties as members of the Board. The membership of the Board, however, shall at all times include four persons who are blind. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any lawful business. Annually, the Board shall elect one of its blind members as chairman, who shall preside at its meetings and shall have power to call meetings when he deems it advisable.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":233751,"text":"The Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired is continued. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1954, chapter 71; in 1962, chapter 161; in 1966, chapter 43; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1980, chapter 4; in 1984, chapter 498; in 1988, chapter 125; in 1995, chapter 392<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 498<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64212,"identifier":"51.5-61","token":"51.5\/12\/2\/51.5-61","url":"\/51.5-61\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-61\/","token":"51.5\/12\/2\/51.5-61","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment, terms and qualifications of members of Board; eligibility for reappointment; quorum","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-61","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> for the Blind and Vision Impaired is continued. The Board<\/span> shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years. No person shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms, provided that a person heretofore or hereafter appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional successive terms. Vacancies occurring on the Board<\/span> shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. All appointments hereunder shall be made without reference to party<\/span> affiliations, but solely on account of the fitness of the appointees to discharge their duties as members of the Board<\/span>. The membership of the Board<\/span>, however, shall at all times include four persons who are blind. Four members of the Board<\/span> shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any lawful business. Annually, the Board<\/span> shall elect one of its blind members as chairman, who shall preside at its meetings and shall have power to call meetings when he deems it advisable.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT, TERMS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF BOARD; ELIGIBILITY FOR\nREAPPOINTMENT; QUORUM (\u00a7 51.5-61)\n\nThe Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired is continued. The Board shall\nconsist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of\nfour years. No person shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms,\nprovided that a person heretofore or hereafter appointed to fill a vacancy may\nserve two additional successive terms. Vacancies occurring on the Board shall be\nfilled by the Governor for the unexpired term. All appointments hereunder shall\nbe made without reference to party affiliations, but solely on account of the\nfitness of the appointees to discharge their duties as members of the Board. The\nmembership of the Board, however, shall at all times include four persons who\nare blind. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the\ntransaction of any lawful business. Annually, the Board shall elect one of its\nblind members as chairman, who shall preside at its meetings and shall have\npower to call meetings when he deems it advisable.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-162, 63-163; 1954, c. 71; 1962, c. 161; 1966, c. 43;\n1968, c. 578, \u00a7\u00a7 63.1-68, 63.1-69; 1980, c. 4; 1984, c. 498; 1988, c. 125;\n1995, c. 392; 2000, c. 498; 2002, c. 747.","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}}