15.2-206 - Special elections; request for abolition of certain local constitutional offices.
§ 15.2-206. Special elections; request for abolition of certain localconstitutional offices.
No bill to enact or amend a charter which has the effect of abolishing anyoffice set forth in Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution of Virginiashall be considered unless a referendum, elsewhere authorized by law, hasbeen conducted in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-685, and amajority of the qualified voters voting thereon have approved the request forthe enactment or amendment of the charter.
(1985, c. 586, § 15.1-836.1:1; 1986, c. 355; 1997, c. 587.)