Virginia Code 15.2-602: Powers vested in board of supervisors; election and terms of members; vacancies.
The powers of the county as a body politic and corporate shall be vested in a board of supervisors (“the board”), to consist of not fewer than three nor more than nine members to be elected by the qualified voters of the county at large, or solely by the qualified voters of the respective magisterial or election district of which the member is a qualified voter, plus one additional member elected at large, depending upon the result of the election held upon the questions submitted to the voters pursuant to § 15.2-603. There shall be on the board for each magisterial or election district at least one member, and he shall be a qualified voter of such district, except as hereinabove provided.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-602
- Board of supervisors: means the governing body of a county. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
- County: means any existing county or such unit hereafter created. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
- Voter: means a qualified voter as defined in § Virginia Code 15.2-102
The supervisors first elected shall hold office until January 1 following the next regular election provided by general law for the election of supervisors. At such election their successors shall be elected for terms of four years each.
Any vacancy on the board shall be filled as provided in § 24.2-228.
Code 1950, § 15-306; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-623; 1966, cc. 255, 531; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 65; 1981, c. 91; 1982, c. 32; 1997, c. 587.