                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FILLING VACANCIES IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§ 24.2-209)

When any vacancy occurs in the representation of the Commonwealth of Virginia in
the House of Representatives, or when a representative-elect dies or resigns,
the Governor shall issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy. Upon receipt of
written notification by a representative or representative-elect of his
resignation as of a stated date, the Governor may immediately issue a writ to
call the election. The representative&#8217;s or representative-elect&#8217;s
resignation shall not be revocable after the date stated by him for his
resignation or after the forty-fifth day before the date set for the special
election.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 24-6; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-7; 1983, c. 461; 1993, c.
641; 2003, c. 1015; 2010, cc. 449, 645.