Bill Text: VA HB2 | 2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Victoria,Town of; amending charter, reflects shift from May to November municipal elections.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088) [HB2 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HB2-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §5 of Chapters 237 and 710 of the Acts of Assembly of 2014 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§5. Election of mayor and council.
The mayor shall be elected for a term of two years. The
members of council and mayor in office at the effective date of this amendment
are hereby continued in office for the terms for which they were elected. On
the first Tuesday in May 1972 During the general election in November
2022, there shall be elected by the electors of the town three
councilmen council members from the town at large, who shall
serve for terms of four years each. On the first Tuesday in May 1974
During the general election in November 2024 and every two years
thereafter, there shall be elected by the electors of the town three
councilmen council members from the town at large, who shall serve
for terms of four years each. The mayor and councilmen council
members shall take office on the first day of July January
following their election.