This article shall apply to all elected or appointed Commonwealth, constitutional, and local officers, except officers for whose removal the Constitution of Virginia specifically provides.
However, an appointed officer shall be removed from office only by the person or authority who appointed him unless he is sentenced for a crime as provided for in § 24.2-231 or is determined to be "mentally incompetent" as provided for in § 24.2-232. This exception shall not apply to an officer who is (i) appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office or (ii) appointed to an office for a term established by law and the appointing person or authority is not given the unqualified power of removal.
This article shall be applicable to members of local electoral boards and general registrars, but shall not be applicable to deputy registrars who may be removed from office by the general registrar pursuant to § 24.2-112 or to officers of election who may be removed from office by the local electoral board pursuant to § 24.2-109.
1975, cc. 515, 595, §§ 24.1-79.1, 24.1-79.2; 1993, c. 641; 1998, c. 582; 2004, cc. 27, 391; 2022, c. 140.
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