SB 900

            
2020 SESSION

20103545D

SENATE BILL NO. 900


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled January 8, 2020

A BILL to amend Chapter 147 of the Acts of Assembly of 1962, 
 which provided a charter for the City of Virginia Beach, by adding a section 
 numbered 3.02:3, relating to resignation of council members to run for new 
 seat.
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Patron-- DeSteph

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Referred to Committee on Local Government

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
 
 
1. That Chapter 147 of the Acts of Assembly of 1962 is 
 amended by adding a section numbered 3.02:3 as follows:
 
 
� 3.02:3. Council member 
 resignation to run for new seat.
 
 
A. In the event that any council member from 
 one of the residence districts shall decide during his term of office to be a 
 candidate for an at-large seat, the council member shall 
 tender his resignation as a council member not 
 less than 10 days prior to the date for 
 the filing of petitions as required by general law. Such resignation shall be 
 effective on December 31, shall constitute the council members intention 
 to run for the at-large seat, shall require no formal acceptance by the 
 remaining council members, and shall be final 
 and irrevocable when tendered. The unexpired portion of the term of any council member who 
 has resigned to run for an at-large seat shall be filled at the same general 
 election, or by special election if the 
 at-large seat is to be filled by special election.
 
 
B. In the event that any council member from 
 one of the at-large seats shall decide during his term of office to be a 
 candidate for a residence district seat, the council member shall 
 tender his resignation as a council member not 
 less than 10 days prior to the date for 
 the filing of petitions as required by general law. Such resignation shall be 
 effective on December 31, shall constitute the council members intention 
 to run for the residence district seat, shall require no formal acceptance by 
 the remaining council members, and shall be final and irrevocable 
 when tendered. The unexpired portion of the term of any council member who 
 has resigned to run for a residence district seat shall be filled at the same 
 general election, or by special election if the 
 residence district seat is to be filled by special election.