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Subcommittee clears Chesapeake charter fix to align vacancy date with November elections

2118649 · January 15, 2025
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Summary

CCNT Subcommittee 1 reported HB 16 45, a charter amendment carried by Delegate Estelle Guede Hayes that moves the vacancy effective date from July 1 to Jan. 1 to reflect the statewide shift of local elections from May to November; committee vote was 8-0.

Delegate Estelle Guede Hayes presented HB 16 45 on behalf of the City of Chesapeake. The bill clarifies the date when an elected city-council member who runs for mayor must vacate their council seat after the state's 2021 change…

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