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§ 24.2-214 Election and term of Senators

The members of the Senate of Virginia shall be elected at the general election in November 1995, and every four years thereafter for terms of four years, to begin on the second Wednesday in January succeeding their election.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 462; in 1993, chapter 641.

Code 1950, § 24-13; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-13; 1993, c. 641.

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