                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REFERENDUM ON CHANGING METHOD OF SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD (§
22.1-42)

Upon a petition filed with the circuit court of any county to which the
provisions of this article are applicable signed by a number of registered
voters of the county equal to fifteen per centum of the number of votes cast in
the county in the preceding presidential election asking that a referendum be
held on the question of changing the method of selection of members of the
county school board, the court shall, by order entered of record, require the
regular election officials on the day fixed in such order to open the polls and
take the sense of the qualified voters of the county on the question printed on
the ballot as herein provided. The clerk of the county shall cause a notice of
such referendum to be published in some newspaper published or having a general
circulation in the county once a week for three successive weeks prior to such
referendum and shall post a copy of such notice during the same time at the
front door of the courthouse of the county.
		In lieu of such petition, the Board of Supervisors of Isle of Wight County or
Roanoke County may cause to be passed a resolution requesting that such
referendum be held; provided that prior to the passage of such resolution the
Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on the question of such
referendum. The resolution shall be filed with the circuit court and upon
receipt thereof, the court shall proceed as in the case of a petition.
		The ballots used in the referendum shall be printed as follows:
		&#8220;Shall the present method of selecting the members of the county school
board be changed from appointment by the School Board Selection Commission to
appointment by the governing body of the county?
		Yes [ ]
		No [ ]&#8221;
		The ballots shall be counted, returns made and canvassed as in other
elections, and the results certified by the electoral board to the State Board
of Elections, the clerk of the county and the circuit court; and the court shall
enter of record the results of such referendum.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 22-79.4; 1970, c. 126; 1975, cc. 517, 567; 1979, c. 10;
1980, c. 559; 1992, c. 354.