HB 1149 (Cordoza) Removal of elected and certain appointed local officers by courts; Governor. Allows the Governor to petition the circuit court to remove from office any local elected officer.
The process for removal of local elected officers already exists in Virginia Code. Allowing the Governor to petition the circuit court circumvents the “petition by registered voters” process already in place and potentially politicizes the process.
HB 1149 (Cordoza) Removal of elected and certain appointed local officers by courts; Governor. Allows the Governor to petition the circuit court to remove from office any local elected officer. The process for removal of local elected officers already exists in Virginia Code. Allowing the Governor to petition the circuit court circumvents the “petition by registered voters” process already in place and potentially politicizes the process.