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Posted on 02/10/2026 9:43:46 AM PST by Morgana
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is advancing significant constitutional amendment proposals including enshrining same-sex marriage, the right to reproductive freedom, automatic voting right restoration for time-served felons, and redistricting in the Commonwealth, should voters approve them.
On Friday, Feb. 6, Spanberger signed four bills passed by the Virginia General Assembly to put four constitutional amendments up for referendum this year. Virginians will now be asked to approve or reject the amendments this year.
The first bill, HB612, would require the equal treatment of a legal marriage between two adults under the law, regardless of sex, gender, or race. The amendment would also remove Virginia’s current constitutional language defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman.
SB 449 would codify the right to make one’s own decision on reproductive health care, including access to abortion. Patients and their doctors would be shielded from punishment for making those decisions, under the amendment. Some restrictions on abortion access during the third trimester of pregnancy would remain in place.
Addressing voting rights, Spanberger also signed HB963/SB6, which would revise the process of restoring voting rights for convicted felons. Currently, felons who have served their time must appeal to the governor after their sentence to have their voting rights restored. The new law would make that restoration automatic following the completion of a sentence.
Finally, a constitutional amendment to give the General Assembly the authority to modify Virginia’s congressional district map outside of the usual redistricting cycle in response to another state doing the same will now be on the ballot. The new redistricting authority would be limited to January, 2025 to October, 2030.
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There comes a point when “we the people” ignore these illegal laws and fight back.
” automatic voting right restoration for time-served felons,”
How desperate are the Democrats?
I think she is going to double-secret legalize same-sex marriage.
The Northern Virginia syndrome is strong in this one.
Somehow, I got on the troglodyte’s robot caller a while back, and I live in Texas, I sent her scathing emails and texts and still got them up until election day.
“There comes a point when “we the people” ignore these illegal laws and fight back.”
Well, the people will have a chance to vote on them.
Which way do you think “we the people” will vote?
Most of the time is “we the people” who are the proplem.
After all, wasn’t “we the people” who put her in power?
And as usual, the VA GOPe will roll over and wait for its belly scratch.
The Virginia GOP has their head up their a$$
I think she is going to double-secret legalize same-sex marriage.
“The first bill, HB612, would require the equal treatment of a legal marriage between two adults under the law, regardless of sex, gender, or race.”
What a hater! Why only two people? Polygamy rights now!!
Virginia may be a flashpoint.
Republicans could do similar things when they win - but won’t.
Democrats are VERY DESPERATE
That’s the REAL REASON they’re against ICE raids
It will frighten off ILLEGALS VOTING DEMOCRAT
That’s the REAL DIRTY SECRET that the
Democrats will NEVER ADMIT
That’s why James Carville and
Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer
are SO WORRIED 😟😟 ABOUT ICE
Isn’t she swell? Just think, the Dems want her on the big ticket!
Oops 😬🤫😬 last line was in there twice
Oh well...
President Trump, the DOJ and the Supreme Court must block the Democrats effort to redistrict.
“” automatic voting right restoration for time-served felons,”
How desperate are the Democrats?”
Very. They use this trick just to get more names to file absentee ballots. Most felons couldn’t care less about voting. And if the felon does change their tune and begins to care about voting, then they have a patsy should they happen to “vote twice”.
I’ll bet good money convicted felons have a pretty high turnout rate these days in elections where this is legal.
Every single Rat governor seems to put this law into effect. I remember the scumbag that won in KY back in 2018 I think it was did this almost immediately.
What’s strange is that I thought McAuliffe already did this in VA while he was gov ... maybe it was just a law and not an amendment though.
Agreed.
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