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The only statewide election on the ballot were two constitutional referendums to amend the Virginia State Constitution. Because Virginia state elections are held on off-years, no statewide officers or state legislative elections were held. The referendum was referred to the voters by the Virginia General Assembly. [1] The amendment easily ...
While she was a state senator, U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, introduced a constitutional amendment in January 2023 to ensure access to abortion in Virginia. The measure passed the ...
(The Center Square) – Three amendments are one step closer in a long journey to being enshrined in the Virginia Constitution after passing the Senate on Tuesday. The Senate paved the way to ...
The Virginia State Board of Elections oversees the execution of elections under state law. In a 2020 study, Virginia was ranked as the 12th easiest state for citizens to vote in. [1] Voters do not register by party in Virginia, and Virginia conducts open primaries where any voter may cast a ballot for
On February 25, 2021, it passed the state Senate with unanimous support from Democrats and unanimous opposition by Republicans. [15] On March 31, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam gave the bill preliminary approval, though suggested technical amendments that the General Assembly had to approve before the measure became law.
Constitutional amendments The Democrat-sponsored amendments to the Virginia Constitution have already passed the House and Senate, clearing the crossover deadline weeks ago.
Citizen-initiated amendment: CI-126, create a top-four styled primary where candidates would run regardless of party for governor, lieutenant governor and other state executive positions along with state legislators "and congressional officers". The candidates that get the top four largest amount of the vote would go onto the general election ...
Virginia has one of the most restrictive set of ballot access laws in the United States. [7] [8] According to the Code of Virginia subsection 24.2-101, without "major party" status for automatic ballot access in Virginia, minor party and independent candidates have to gather petition signatures to get on the ballot. For example, the requirement ...