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Every tie breaker shall serve for a period of four years from the date of his election and every tie breaker so elected shall serve the same term as a member of the governing body. No person shall be elected or serve as tie breaker who is not a resident of the county; who is not qualified to hold office as supervisor or who is an employee or officer of the county. Tie breakers heretofore appointed or elected shall continue in office until the expiration of the respective terms. Vacancies in the position of tie breaker shall be filled in the same manner as vacancies in the governing body.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1295980,"text":"The governing body of each county may designate a tie breaker, whose duty it shall be to cast the deciding vote in case of tie, as set forth in \u00a7 15.2-1420. The designation of the tie breaker shall be by election by the voters of the county from the county at large. Every tie breaker shall serve for a period of four years from the date of his election and every tie breaker so elected shall serve the same term as a member of the governing body. No person shall be elected or serve as tie breaker who is not a resident of the county; who is not qualified to hold office as supervisor or who is an employee or officer of the county. Tie breakers heretofore appointed or elected shall continue in office until the expiration of the respective terms. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 159; in 1954, chapter 91; in 1962, chapters 595 and 623; in 1966, chapter 280; in 1972, chapter 593; in 1974, chapter 550; in 1981, chapter 261; in 1994, chapter 550<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 833<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":347332,"section_number":"15.2-1420","catch_line":"How questions determined; tie breaker","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1420\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":347332,"section_number":"15.2-1420","catch_line":"How questions determined; tie breaker","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1420\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1379949,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347333,"identifier":"15.2-1421","token":"15.2\/II\/14\/2\/15.2-1421","url":"\/15.2-1421\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1421\/","token":"15.2\/II\/14\/2\/15.2-1421","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tie breakers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1421","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of each county<\/span> may designate a tie breaker, whose duty it shall be to cast the deciding vote in case of tie, as set forth in \u00a7 15.2-1420<\/a>. The designation of the tie breaker shall be by election by the voters<\/span> of the county<\/span> from the county<\/span> at large. Every tie breaker shall serve for a period of four years from the date of his election and every tie breaker so elected shall serve the same term as a member of the governing body<\/span>. No person shall be elected or serve as tie breaker who is not a resident of the county<\/span>; who is not qualified to hold office as supervisor<\/span> or who is an employee or officer of the county<\/span>. Tie breakers heretofore appointed or elected shall continue in office until the expiration of the respective terms. Vacancies in the position of tie breaker shall be filled in the same manner as vacancies in the governing body<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIE BREAKERS (\u00a7 15.2-1421)\n\nThe governing body of each county may designate a tie breaker, whose duty it\nshall be to cast the deciding vote in case of tie, as set forth in \u00a7 15.2-1420.\nThe designation of the tie breaker shall be by election by the voters of the\ncounty from the county at large. Every tie breaker shall serve for a period of\nfour years from the date of his election and every tie breaker so elected shall\nserve the same term as a member of the governing body. No person shall be\nelected or serve as tie breaker who is not a resident of the county; who is not\nqualified to hold office as supervisor or who is an employee or officer of the\ncounty. Tie breakers heretofore appointed or elected shall continue in office\nuntil the expiration of the respective terms. Vacancies in the position of tie\nbreaker shall be filled in the same manner as vacancies in the governing body.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-240; 1952, c. 159; 1952, Ex. Sess., c. 10; 1954, c.\n91; 1962, cc. 595, 623, \u00a7 15.1-535; 1966, c. 280; 1972, c. 593; 1974, c. 550;\n1981, c. 261; 1994, c. 550; 1997, c. 587; 2007, c. 833.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}