Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large members of such body to single-member districts, provided that the governing body also adopts and implements the remedial election system contained in the court order. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15.2-1400
Local Government Substitute: 15.2-1400
Enrolled: 15.2-1400