Commonwealth v. Williams

OPINION BY JUSTICE S. BERNARD GOODWYN

**92 In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred by dismissing a petition to remove an elected officer, pursuant to **93 Code § 24.2-233, et seq. , on the grounds that the petition was not signed under penalty of perjury by a number of registered voters equal to ten percent of the votes cast in the prior election for that office.

BACKGROUND

On May 6, 2016, voters of Montgomery County filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County to remove Erica W. Williams (Williams) from her elected position as Clerk of that court (Petition). In…