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School board rejects December special election, will appoint interim for Clover Hill seat
Summary
After learning a special election would require a 45-day early-voting window, the Chesterfield County school board on Sept. 23 declined to seek a Dec. 9 special election to fill the Clover Hill District vacancy and agreed to appoint an interim member to serve until a new member is sworn in Jan. 1, 2026.
The Chesterfield County school board on Sept. 23 declined to pursue a Dec. 9 special election to fill a vacancy in the Clover Hill District and voted to fill the seat by appointment, with the appointee to be sworn in Jan. 1, 2026.
Mr. Roberts told the board that Miss Hefron announced her resignation effective Dec. 31, 2025 and submitted a letter on Sept. 19; the board accepted that resignation earlier on the meeting's consent agenda. He cited "Virginia code section 24.226" as authorizing the board to ask a circuit court to issue a writ calling a special election before the next general election and presented a resolution (memo 134-25) authorizing the school board attorney to petition the court for a Dec. 9, 2025…
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