A. The qualified voters of each city and town shall elect a mayor, if so provided by charter, and a council for the terms provided by charter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special, in a city or town that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the city or town council, the member elected from each district or ward shall be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large.
B. Except as provided in § 24.2-222.1, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special: (i) any election of mayor or councilmen of a city or town whose charter provides for such elections at two-year or four-year intervals shall take place at the May general election of an even-numbered year and (ii) any election of mayor or councilmen of a city or town whose charter provides for such elections at one-year or three-year intervals shall take place at the general election in May of the years designated by charter. The persons so elected shall enter upon the duties of their offices on July 1 succeeding their election and remain in office until their successors have qualified.
Code 1950, §§ 24-160, 24-168; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-90; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119; 1972, c. 747; 1993, c. 641; 2000, c. 1045; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 225.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 2 - Federal, Commonwealth, and Local Officers
§ 24.2-200. When terms to begin
§ 24.2-201. When term of officer elected to fill vacancy commences and expires
§ 24.2-202. Electors for President and Vice President
§ 24.2-203. Convening of electors; filling vacancies; how electors required to vote
§ 24.2-204. Election of electors and meeting when Congress prescribes a different day
§ 24.2-206. Election and term of United States Senators
§ 24.2-207. Filling vacancies in Senate
§ 24.2-208. Election and term of members of House of Representatives
§ 24.2-209. Filling vacancies in House of Representatives
§ 24.2-210. Election and term of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General
§ 24.2-211. Discharge of duties when office of Governor is vacant or Governor is disabled
§ 24.2-212. Discharge of duties when office of Lieutenant Governor vacant
§ 24.2-213. Filling vacancy in office of Attorney General
§ 24.2-214. Election and term of Senators
§ 24.2-215. Election and term of members of the House of Delegates
§ 24.2-216. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly
§ 24.2-217. Election and terms of constitutional officers
§ 24.2-218. Election and term of county supervisors
§ 24.2-219. Alternative for biennial county supervisor elections and staggered terms
§ 24.2-220. Reversion to quadrennial elections
§ 24.2-221. Time and frequency of referenda on election and term of supervisors
§ 24.2-222. Election and terms of mayor and council for cities and towns
§ 24.2-223. Election and term of school board members
§ 24.2-224. Local elections not otherwise provided for
§ 24.2-226. Election to fill vacancy
§ 24.2-227. Interim appointment by court until vacancy filled by election for certain offices
§ 24.2-228. Interim appointment to local governing body or elected school board; elected mayor
§ 24.2-228.1. Election to fill vacancy in constitutional office
§ 24.2-229. Appointees to qualify and give bond in thirty days
§ 24.2-229.1. Legitimacy of votes by appointees
§ 24.2-230. Applicability of article; certain exceptions
§ 24.2-231. Forfeiture of office by person sentenced for commission of certain crimes
§ 24.2-232. Vacancy occurring when officer determined "mentally incompetent" (incapacitated)
§ 24.2-233. (Effective January 1, 2024) Removal of elected and certain appointed officers by courts
§ 24.2-234. Removal of officer appointed for a term certain
§ 24.2-236. Suspension from office pending hearing and appeal
§ 24.2-237. Who to represent Commonwealth; trial by jury; appeal