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The only other governors to serve non-consecutive terms in office were Patrick Henry and James Monroe, with George William Smith serving twice as acting governor before becoming official governor. To get on the ballot for Governor of Virginia, each candidate must file 10,000 signatures, including the signatures of at least 400 qualified voters ...
Established by the Virginia General Assembly in 2012, [3] the agency is headquartered in Henrico, Virginia and is overseen by the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, with day-to-day operations led by an agency commissioner appointed by the Governor of Virginia. [4]
If the office of governor is vacant due to death, impeachment and disqualification, or resignation, the lieutenant governor of Virginia becomes governor. [8] The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1851. [9] Prior to that a Council of State existed; it chose from among its members a president who would be "lieutenant-governor" and ...
The statewide elected officials are governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. All three officers are separately elected four-year terms in years following presidential elections (1997, 2001, 2005, etc.) and take office in January of the following year. Virginia is one of only five states that elects its state
The Virginia Governor's Cabinet is a body of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the Government of Virginia. The Cabinet is responsible for advising the Governor of Virginia. Cabinet officers are nominated by the governor and then presented to the Virginia General Assembly for confirmation. Once confirmed, all members ...
The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House; 1852 Joseph Johnson (D) [f] Shelton Leake (D) Willis Perry Bocock (D) 34D, 16W 89D, 61W, 2? James M. Mason (D) Robert M. T. Hunter (D) 13D, 2W Franklin Pierce/ William R. King (D) 1853 12D, 1W 1854 D majority D ...
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (Virginia DMV) serves a customer base of approximately 423,000 ID card holders and 6.2 million licensed drivers with over 7.8 million registered vehicles in Virginia. Virginia DMV has more daily face-to-face contact with Virginia's citizens than any other state agency.