Constitutional amendment second reference qualifications of voters and the right to vote (HJ 2)
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Virginia
2026
This amendment says anyone who is a U.S. citizen, 18, a resident, and registered has a fundamental right to vote. People convicted of felonies would only lose voting rights while in prison. Once released, their voting rights are restored automatically, with no action needed. It also limits voting bans for mental disability to those a court finds cannot understand voting. This would add many voters and reduce barriers for returning citizens.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state constitution to guarantee the right to vote, automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison, and limit voting bans to cases where a court finds a person cannot understand voting.
Organizations that support this bill may include voting-rights and civil-liberties groups, criminal justice reform and reentry organizations, disability rights advocates, and community groups that promote civic participation.
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Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current rules that can bar people with felony convictions from voting until rights are individually restored and allow broader limits on voting for people found to lack mental capacity.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups focused on election integrity and tougher crime policies, some law-enforcement or prosecutors associations, and organizations that favor keeping current disenfranchisement rules.
