Constitutional and Local Officers

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Constitutional and Local Officers.” It is part of Chapter 2 “Federal, Commonwealth, and Local Officers”, which is part of Title 24.2 “Elections”. It contains 9 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 9 sections.

§ 24.2-217	Election and terms of constitutional officers
§ 24.2-218	Election and term of county supervisors
§ 24.2-219	Alternative for biennial county supervisor elections and staggered terms
§ 24.2-220	Reversion to quadrennial elections
§ 24.2-221	Time and frequency of referenda on election and term of supervisors
§ 24.2-222	Election and terms of mayor and council for cities and towns
§ 24.2-222.1	Alternative election of mayor and council at November general election in cities and towns
§ 24.2-223	Election and term of school board members
§ 24.2-224	Local elections not otherwise provided for