22.1-40 - Appointment of tie breaker.
§ 22.1-40. Appointment of tie breaker.
The school board selection commission may, at the option of the governingbody of the county, appoint a qualified voter who is a resident of the countyto cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board asprovided in § 22.1-75. The term of office of each tie breaker so appointedshall be four years whether the appointment is to fill a vacancy caused byexpiration of term or otherwise. The commission shall give the noticerequired by § 22.1-37 before appointing any tie breaker.
(1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 246.)