CHAPTER 128

AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 24-198 and 24-194 of the Code of
1950, relating to appointment of judges and clerks of elections,
so as to provide for the appointment of substitutes under cer-
tain conditions.

{S 207 ]
Approved March 9, 1950

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 24-193 and 24-194 of the Code of 1950 be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 24-193. Appointment of judges of election.—It shall be the
duty of the electoral board of each city and county, at their regu-
lar meeting in the month of May each year, to appoint three com-
petent citizens, being qualified voters, whose terms of office shall
begin on the first of June following their appointment, who shall
constitute the judges of election for all elections to be held in their
respective election districts for the term of one year or until their
successors are appointed. If any person 80 appointed ts for any
reason unable to serve at any election during his term of office,
the electoral board may at any time appoint a substitute who
shall hold office and serve for the unexpired term.

§ 24-194. Appointment and oath of clerks for voting places.—
The electoral board of each city and county shall at the same time
of the appointment of the judges as provided in the preceding
section appoint two clerks for each place of voting, whose terms
of office shall be coincident with the judges, to whom shall be
administered by the judges, or either of them or by the officer
swearing the judges, the same oath as that taken by the judges.
If any person so appointed is for any reason unable to serve at
any election during his term of office, the electoral board may at
any time appoint a substitute who shall hold office and serve for
the unexpired term.