Bill Text: VA HB1529 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: General registrars; term of office and exception from general early retirement provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 8-N) [HB1529 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1529-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§24.2-110 and 51.1-155.2 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§24.2-110. Appointment, qualifications, and term of general registrar; vacancies; certain prohibitions.
A. Each
electoral board shall meet in the month of May or June in
2007 2029,
and every four
eight years thereafter, and shall appoint a general
registrar, who shall be a qualified voter of the county or city for which he is
appointed unless such county or city has a population of 50,000 or less. In the
case of a city that is wholly contained within one county, the city electoral
board may appoint a qualified voter of that county to serve as city general
registrar. General registrars shall serve
four-year eight-year
terms beginning July 1, 2007 2029, and each fourth
eighth year thereafter, and continue
in office until a successor is appointed and qualifies. In
making an appointment under this section there shall be a presumption
that an incumbent general registrar seeks to continue in office unless such
general registrar notifies the electoral board in writing to
the contrary.
B. The electoral board shall fill any vacancy in the office of general registrar for the unexpired term. The electoral board shall declare vacant and fill the office of the general registrar if the appointee fails to qualify and deliver a copy of his oath to the secretary of the electoral board within 30 days after he has been notified of his appointment.
C. No general registrar shall hold any other office, by election or appointment, while serving as general registrar; however, with the consent of the electoral board, he may undertake other duties which do not conflict with his duties as general registrar. General registrars shall not serve as officers of election. The election or appointment of a general registrar to any other office shall vacate the office of the general registrar.
D. No general registrar shall be eligible to offer for or hold an office to be filled by election in whole or in part by the qualified voters of his jurisdiction at any election held during the time he serves as general registrar or for the six months thereafter.
E. The electoral board shall not appoint to the office of general registrar any person who is the spouse of an electoral board member or any person, or the spouse of any person, who is the parent, grandparent, sibling, child, or grandchild of an electoral board member.
F. No
general registrar shall serve as the chairman of a political party or other
officer of a state, local or district level political party committee. No
general registrar shall serve as a paid or volunteer worker in the campaign of
a candidate for nomination or election to an office filled by election in whole
or in part by the qualified voters of his jurisdiction. The restrictions of
this paragraph
subsection shall apply to paid deputy registrars but shall
not apply to unpaid deputy registrars.
§51.1-155.2. Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain local government officials.
A. The provisions of this section apply to any member of the
retirement system who (i) is appointed county administrator pursuant to §
15.2-406 or 15.2-1540, urban county executive pursuant to §15.2-804, county
executive pursuant to §15.2-509, county manager pursuant to §15.2-609 or
15.2-702, county administrator or city or town manager pursuant to Chapter 15
(§15.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 15.2 or, county, city, or town attorney pursuant to
§15.2-1542, or general registrar
pursuant to §24.2-110; (ii) is involuntarily separated
from service; and (iii) has 20 or more years of creditable service at the date
of separation. Such member may retire without the reduction in retirement
allowance required by subdivisions A 2 and A 3 of §51.1-155 upon attaining age
50, provided, however, that if (a) the member is a person who becomes a member
on or after July 1, 2010, (b) the member does not have at least 60 months of
creditable service as of January 1, 2013, or (c) the member is enrolled in the
hybrid retirement program described in §51.1-169, then the member may retire
without the reduction in retirement allowance required by subdivisions A 2 and
A 3 of §51.1-155 upon attaining age 60.
B. For the purposes of this section, "involuntary separation" means any dismissal, requested resignation, or failure to obtain reappointment, except in case of a conviction for a felony or crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty.
C. The cost of this provision shall be borne by the locality.
2. That the term of office of any general registrar serving on the effective date of this act shall be extended to expire on June 30, 2029.
