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2000 SESSION
005752896Patrons-- Purkey, Jones, S.C., Landes, May, Nixon and O'Brien; Senators: Mims and Schrock
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 30-86 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 30-86. Membership; terms; vacancies; chairman and vice chairman; expenses.
A. The Commission shall be composed of nine twelve members, five seven of whom
shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates from the membership
thereof and four five of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections from the membership of the Senate. Six members
shall constitute a quorum.
B. All appointments shall be for terms of four years. The terms of those
members appointed to the Commission in 2000 shall expire coincident with the
terms of those members appointed to the Commission in 1997. Vacancies occurring
other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Whenever any
legislative member fails to retain his membership in the house from which he was
appointed, he shall relinquish his membership on the Commission and the
appointing authority who appointed such member shall make an appointment from
his respective house to complete the term. Any member may be reappointed for
successive terms. The From among its membership, the Commission shall annually
elect a chairman and a vice chairman from among its membership. two
co-chairmen, who are members of different political party caucuses.
C. Commission members shall receive compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Commission for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.