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2000 SESSION
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, in accordance with the principles of Rule 16 of the House of
Delegates, 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. Members shall serve for
terms coincident with their terms of office. 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. From
among its membership, the Commission shall annually elect a chairman and a
vice-chairman from among its membership two cochairmen, 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.