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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 624<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1414589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355726,"identifier":"24.2-229.1","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-229.1","url":"\/24.2-229.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-229.1\/","token":"24.2\/2\/6\/24.2-229.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Legitimacy of votes by appointees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-229.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All votes cast prior to July 1, 2010, by persons duly appointed to fill a vacancy pursuant to this article, including votes appropriating money in excess of $500, imposing taxes, or authorizing the borrowing of moneys, are hereby validated and confirmed as the lawful vote of an elected member of the governing body.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEGITIMACY OF VOTES BY APPOINTEES (\u00a7 24.2-229.1)\n\nAll votes cast prior to July 1, 2010, by persons duly appointed to fill a\nvacancy pursuant to this article, including votes appropriating money in excess\nof $500, imposing taxes, or authorizing the borrowing of moneys, are hereby\nvalidated and confirmed as the lawful vote of an elected member of the governing\nbody.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 624.","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"}}