22.1-57.3:3 - Election of school board and chairman in certain counties - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-57.3:3. Election of school board and chairman in certain counties.

A. The provisions of this section shall be applicable in any county (i) whichhas the county executive form of government and which is contiguous to acounty having the urban county executive form of government and (ii) in whichthe chairman of the board of supervisors is elected at large.

B. Following a referendum held in 1994 or thereafter in which the qualifiedvoters of the county approve a change to an elected school board, the schoolboard shall be elected as provided in § 22.1-57.3 except as otherwiseprovided in this section. One member of the school board shall be elected atlarge. All other members shall be elected from the same districts from whichthe members of the board of supervisors other than the chairman are elected.The member of the school board who is elected at large at the initial or anysubsequent election shall be the chairman of the school board during his termof office notwithstanding the provisions of § 22.1-76.

(1995, c. 842.)