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Election returns for Justices of the Peace, 1854-1860, of the Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth. These returns are arranged chronologically, and thereunder alphabetically by locality, into six boxes. Each return lists the names of the qualified electors who voted, the names of the candidates and how many votes each received, and a certification of results. Until 1935 justices of the peace were elected by popular ballot.

Gubernatorial appointment registers, 1998-2002, concerning gubernatorial appointments to state boards and commissions during the administration of Governor James S. Gilmore (1998-2002). Includes correspondence, appointment tracking sheets, curriculum vitae and resumes, and appointment worksheets.

Gubernatorial appointments, 1994-2017 (bulk 2002-2008), to state boards and commissions during the administrations of Governor George Allen (1994-1998), Governor James S. Gilmore (1998-2002), Governor Mark Warner (2002-2006), Governor Tim Kaine (2006-2010), Governor Robert McDonnell (2010-2014), and Governor Terry McAuliffe (2014-2018). Includes appointment sheets, correspondence, curriculum vitae and resumes, press releases, and financial disclosure statements. The bulk of the appointments were from Governor Mark Warner and Governor Tim Kaine's terms.

Gubernatorial appointments, 1998-2014, to state boards and commissions during the administrations of Governor James S. Gilmore (1998-2002), Governor Mark Warner (2002-2006), Governor Tim Kaine (2006-2010), and Governor Terry McAuliffe (2014-2018). Includes appointment sheets, correspondence, curriculum vitae and resumes, press releases, and financial disclosure statements.

Records, 1847-1894, including certificates, correspondence, and petitions of the Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth. The bulk of the collection are applications for military exemptions from justices of the peace and other office holders, 1864, sent to Governor William Smith and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Also included are various letters requesting copies of Virginia law books and an opinion of the attorney general, 1847-1894.

The records, 1999-2017, of the Secretary of the Commonwealth are arranged into two series by accession number and housed in eight boxes. Included are executive directives and orders, Cabinet and House of Delegates oaths, joint declarations, judicial oaths and special appointments, local government oaths, military aide-de-camp appointments, notices of retrocession, miscellaneous oaths, orders, proclamations, and other sundry materials. The majority of the records are from the administration of Governor Terry McAuliffe (2014-2018), but also include the administrations of Governor James Gilmore (1998-2002), Governor Mark Warner (2002-2006), Governor Timothy Kaine (2006-2010), and Governor Robert McDonnell (2010-2014).

Records, 2014-2017, of the Secretary of the Commonwealth are arranged alphabetically by folder title and housed in three boxes. The bulk of the collection are Agency Head Executive Agreements, although some correspondence, gold sheets, and invitations are also included. The Agency Head Executive Agreement was an agreement and partnership between Governor Terry McAuliffe, cabinet secretaries and agency heads. It represented the commitment of agency leadership to assist the Governor in achieving his priorities and the Governor's commitment to support agency leadership in carrying out this agreement. Each agreement contains statement of purpose, a list of priorities, results, performance measures, and action plans. Included are copies of the agreements along with follow up meetings, notes, and lists of accomplishments, 2016-2017.