No person shall, by reason of being a member of the armed forces of the United States, whether active or reserved, or by reason of being a retired officer of the armed forces of the United States and receiving pay therefor, be disqualified from holding any office under the government of the Commonwealth, or under any county, city, town, magisterial district or school district thereof.
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-2805
Members of armed forces; reserve forces
Code 1950, § 2-30; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-34; 2001, c. 844.
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