Proposed Amendments

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The Clerk of Court is required by law to post proposed amendments to the Constitution of Virginia that were agreed to during the latest Session of the General Assembly.

Related Documents

• House Joint Resolution Number 555 (PDF)
  Proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
• House Joint Resolution Number 582 (PDF)
  Proposing an amendment to Section 15-A of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.
• Letter to Clerks of Court (PDF)
• Senate Joint Resolution Number 270 (PDF)
  Proposing an amendment to Section 15-A of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.
• Senate Joint Resolution Number 272 (PDF)
  Proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.

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The Clerk of Court has presented a general overview of procedural information. For review of a specific statute in its entirety, please refer to the Code of Virginia.