# W. Va. Code § 18-5-1B: Election; terms of office

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## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 18-5-1B
- **Heading:** Election; terms of office
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 5 / Section 1B

## Text

As the terms of county school board members who presently hold office expire, members shall be elected for four-year terms at the time of each regular primary election commencing with the year one thousand nine hundred ninety. The terms of such members shall begin on July 1, next following the primary election at which they were elected.

The term of office of any member of any county board of education shall immediately cease, and a vacancy shall exist, upon occurrence of ineligibility as prescribed in section one-a of this article.

This section shall in no manner be construed so as to affect the unexpired terms of county school board members who hold office or were elected under prior existing law.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-1 §18-5-1. Supervision and control of county school districts; number, nomination and election of members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-1A §18-5-1a. Eligibility of members; training requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S1A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-1B §18-5-1b. Election; terms of office.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S1B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-1C §18-5-1c. Organization of board; evaluation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S1C.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-2 §18-5-2. Filling vacancies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-3 §18-5-3. Oath of members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-4 §18-5-4. Meetings; employment and assignment of teachers; budget hearing; compensation of members; affiliation with state and national associations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-5 §18-5-5. Corporate character and general powers of board; exemption of school property from legal process and taxes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-6 §18-5-6. Validation of titles to land in possession of board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-7 §18-5-7. Sale of school property at public auction; rights of grantor of lands in rural communities; oil and gas leases; disposition of proceeds; lease of school property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-7A §18-5-7a. Disposition of school property in flood control projects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S7A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-7B §18-5-7b. Charitable or community use of unneeded buildings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S7B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-8 §18-5-8. Condemnation of land necessary for educational purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 18-5-9 §18-5-9. Schoolhouses, buildings and equipment; health of pupils; repairs; medical and dental clinics.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C18_A5_S9.md)

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