SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER E335 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 4.3 of Chapter 251 of the Acts of Assembly of 1972, which provided a charter for the Town of The Plains in Fauquier County, relating to dates ofRof election and terms of offices.

O [S 322] L Approved LApril 11, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

E 1.

That §§ 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 4.3 of Chapter 251 of the Acts of Assembly of 1972 are amended anDand ree§reenacted 3.1.as follows:

§ 3.1.

The councilmen and the mayor shall be qualified electors ofthe first Monday in May, 1972 November 2022, the town,three andcouncilmen receiving the highest number ofollowing votes elected shall serve for terms of four years.years;

At the election held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in May, 1972 November 2022, the three councilmen receiving the next highest number of votes elected shall serve for terms of fourtwo years;years.

At the threeelection councilmenheld receivingon the nextfirst highestTuesday numberfollowing the first Monday in May, 1974, November 2024 and in every election thereafter, the three councilmen electedtheelected first shall serve for terms of four years.

E § 3.2.

R The terms of office for the town councilmen and mayor shall begin on the first day of July January next following their election.

§ 3.3.

Vacancies on council.

In the town election to be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in May November next following the occurrence of such vacancy, there shall be elected by the qualified electors of the town a member of the council to fill each such vacancy for the unexpired term.