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2009 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 24.2-103 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-103. Powers and duties in general.
A. The State Board shall supervise and coordinate the work of the county and city electoral boards and of the registrars to obtain uniformity in their practices and proceedings and legality and purity in all elections. It shall make rules and regulations and issue instructions and provide information consistent with the election laws to the electoral boards and registrars to promote the proper administration of election laws. Electoral boards and registrars shall provide information requested by the Board and shall follow (i) the elections laws and (ii) the rules and regulations of the Board insofar as they do not conflict with Virginia or federal law.
B. The Board shall ensure that the members of the electoral boards and general registrars are properly trained to carry out their duties by offering training annually, or more often, as it deems appropriate, and without charging any fees to the electoral boards and general registrars for the training. The Board shall set the training standards for the officers of election to be fulfilled by the local electoral boards and general registrars.
B C. The Board may institute proceedings
pursuant to § 24.2-234 for the removal of any member of an electoral board who
fails to discharge the duties of his office in accordance with law. The Board
may petition the local electoral board to remove from office any general
registrar who fails to discharge the duties of his office according to law. The
Board may institute proceedings pursuant to § 24.2-234 for the removal of a
general registrar if the local electoral board refuses to remove the general
registrar and the State Board finds that the failure to remove the general
registrar has a material adverse effect upon the conduct of either the
registrar's office or any election. Any action taken by the Board
pursuant to this subsection shall require a recorded majority vote of the
Board.
C D. The Board may petition a circuit court or
the Supreme Court, whichever is appropriate, for a writ of mandamus or
prohibition, or other available legal relief, for the purpose of ensuring that
elections are conducted as provided by law.
E. The Board shall supervise its own staff to assure that no member of its staff shall serve (i) as the chairman of a political party or other officer of a state-, local-, or district-level political party committee or (ii) as a paid or volunteer worker in the campaign of a candidate for nomination or election to an office filled by election in whole or in part by the qualified voters of the Commonwealth.
F. The Board shall adopt a seal for its use and bylaws for its own proceedings.