2.2-400 - Appointment and term of office; filling vacancies; oath. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-400. Appointment and term of office; filling vacancies; oath.

A. The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the GeneralAssembly, a Secretary of the Commonwealth for a term commencing on the Mondayafter the third Wednesday in January after his inauguration. The appointmentshall be for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointmentby the Governor for the unexpired term and shall be effective until thirtydays after the next meeting of the ensuing General Assembly and, ifconfirmed, thereafter for the remainder of the term.

B. The Secretary of the Commonwealth, before he acts as such, shall, inaddition to the other oaths prescribed by law, take an oath to keep secretsuch matters as he may be required by the Governor to conceal.

(Code 1950, § 2-59; 1958, c. 1, § 2-57.1; 1966, c. 677, §§ 2.1-65, 2.1-67;2001, c. 844.)