A. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, no vote of any kind of the membership, or any part thereof, of any public body shall be taken to authorize the transaction of any public business, other than a vote taken at a meeting conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No public body shall vote by secret or written ballot, and unless expressly provided by this chapter, no public body shall vote by telephone or other electronic communication means.
B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit (i) separately contacting the membership, or any part thereof, of any public body for the purpose of ascertaining a member's position with respect to the transaction of public business, whether such contact is done in person, by telephone or by electronic communication, provided the contact is done on a basis that does not constitute a meeting as defined in this chapter or (ii) the House of Delegates or the Senate of Virginia from adopting rules relating to the casting of votes by members of standing committees. Nothing in this subsection shall operate to exclude any public record from the provisions of this chapter.
1987, c. 71, § 2.1-343.2; 1999, cc. 703, 726; 2000, c. 932; 2001, cc. 710, 844; 2002, c. 491.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
Chapter 37 - Virginia Freedom of Information Act
§ 2.2-3700. Short title; policy
§ 2.2-3701. (Effective until September 1, 2022) Definitions
§ 2.2-3701. (Effective September 1, 2022) Definitions
§ 2.2-3703.1. Disclosure pursuant to court order or subpoena
§ 2.2-3704.01. Records containing both excluded and nonexcluded information; duty to redact
§ 2.2-3704.2. Public bodies to designate FOIA officer
§ 2.2-3704.3. Training for local officials
§ 2.2-3705.2. Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to public safety
§ 2.2-3705.5. Exclusions to application of chapter; health and social services records
§ 2.2-3705.6. Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets
§ 2.2-3705.8. Limitation on record exclusions
§ 2.2-3706. Disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records; limitations
§ 2.2-3707.01. (Effective until September 1, 2022) Meetings of the General Assembly
§ 2.2-3707.01. (Effective September 1, 2022) Meetings of the General Assembly
§ 2.2-3707.1. Posting of minutes for state boards and commissions
§ 2.2-3707.2. Posting of minutes for local public bodies
§ 2.2-3710. Transaction of public business other than by votes at meetings prohibited
§ 2.2-3711. Closed meetings authorized for certain limited purposes
§ 2.2-3712. Closed meetings procedures; certification of proceedings
§ 2.2-3713. Proceedings for enforcement of chapter
§ 2.2-3714. (Effective until September 1, 2022) Violations and penalties
§ 2.2-3714. (Effective September 1, 2022) Violations and penalties