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2017 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.1, as amended, of Chapter 646 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.1. Election, qualification and term of office of council members and mayor.
(a) The Town of Herndon shall be governed by a town council composed of six council members and a mayor, all of whom shall be qualified voters of the town. Candidates for town offices shall not be identified on the ballot by political affiliation. In order to have their names placed on the ballot, all candidates shall be nominated only by petition as provided by general law pursuant to § 24.2-506 of the Code of Virginia.
(b) The mayor and council members shall be elected on the
first Tuesday in May after the first Monday in November of
each even-numbered year. The mayor and council members elected under this
section shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first day of
July January following the election. The mayor and council
members shall continue to discharge the duties of their respective offices
until their successors have qualified.