(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.
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(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 enshrine abortion, marriage equality, and the restoration of voting rights for formerly incarcerated felons.
The chamber passed the resolutions on abortion and voting rights along party lines, while the marriage equality resolution received some bipartisan support 24-15. Democrats hold a 21-19 majority in the Senate for the four-year terms through December 2027.
RepublicanGov.GlennYoungkincan’tvetotheconstitutionalamendments.Nextintheprocess, theymustbeapprovedtwiceinatleasttwoyearsinbetweenalegislativeelection.Ifapprovedagain,theproposedamendmentswillbesenttothevotersin2026.
All100HouseofDelegatesseats,two-yearterms,areupforelectionthisyear.Democrats’51-49advantagewillbetestedbythepotentialballotmeasures.
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