                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPUTY REGISTRARS; EMPLOYEES (§ 24.2-112)

A. The electoral board of each county and city shall determine the number of
deputy registrars to serve in the office of the general registrar, including any
to serve full-time.
			In Russell County, there shall be at least one full-time deputy registrar who
shall serve in the office of the general registrar.
			In any county or city whose population is over 15,500, there shall be at
least one deputy registrar who shall serve at least one day each week in the
office of the general registrar.
			Any county or city whose population is 15,500 or less shall have at least one
substitute registrar who is able to take over the duties of the general
registrar in an emergency and who shall assist the general registrar when he
requests.

B. The electoral board shall set the term for the deputy registrars; however,
their terms shall not extend beyond the term set by law of the incumbent general
registrar. The general registrar shall establish the duties of deputy
registrars, appoint deputy registrars, and have authority to remove any deputy
registrar who fails to discharge the duties of his office.
			All deputy registrars shall have the same limitations and qualifications and
fulfill the same requirements as the general registrar except that (i) a deputy
registrar may be an officer of election and (ii) a deputy registrar shall be a
qualified voter of the Commonwealth but is not required to be a qualified voter
of the county or city in which he serves as deputy registrar. Candidates who are
residents in the county or city for which they seek appointment may be given
preference in hiring. Localities may mutually agree to share a deputy registrar
among two or more localities. Deputy registrars who agree to serve without pay
shall be supervised and trained by the general registrar.
			All other employees shall be employed by the general registrar. The general
registrar may hire additional temporary employees on a part-time basis as
needed.

C. The compensation of any deputy registrar, other than those who agree to serve
without pay, or any other employee of the general registrar shall be fixed and
paid by the local governing body and shall be the equivalent of or exceed the
minimum hourly wage established by federal law in 29 U.S.C. &#xA7; 206 (a)(1),
as amended.

D. The general registrar shall not appoint to the office of paid deputy
registrar his spouse or any person, or the spouse of any person, who is his
parent, grandparent, sibling, child, or grandchild.

E. Upon appointment or employment pursuant to this section, a deputy registrar
or any employee of the office of the general registrar shall be eligible for
protected voter status under subsection B of &#xA7; 24.2-418.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 24-58; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-45; 1973, c. 30; 1974, c.
428; 1975, c. 515; 1982, c. 650; 1983, c. 470; 1984, c. 480; 1986, c. 558, §
24.1-45.3; 1993, c. 641; 1999, c. 115; 2001, cc. 637, 638, 642, 643; 2003, c.
232; 2007, c. 813; 2018, c. 465; 2022, c. 140; 2024, c. 309.