List of Virginia ballot measures
This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Virginia.
List of ballot measures by year
Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.
2024
See also: Virginia 2024 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Property Tax Exemption for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Amendment | Veterans policy; Taxes; Property | Amend language in the Virginia Constitution regarding property tax exemptions for veterans and surviving spouses to say died in the line of duty rather than killed in action | 4,035,483 (93%) | 302,203 (7%) |
2020
See also: Virginia 2020 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Redistricting policy | Creates a redistricting commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts | 2,770,489 (66%) | 1,447,279 (34%) | ||
Question 2 | Veterans policy; Property; Taxes | Exempts one motor vehicle owned by a totally disabled veteran from property taxes | 3,713,466 (86%) | 605,172 (14%) |
2018
See also: Virginia 2018 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Property; Taxes | The Virginia Property Tax Exemption for Flood Abatement Amendment is on the ballot in Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018. | 2,305,867 (71%) | 954,252 (29%) | ||
Question 2 | Taxes; Property; Veterans policy | The Virginia Remove Restriction on Residence for Surviving Spouse of Disabled Veteran Tax Exemption Amendment is on the ballot in Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018. | 2,755,941 (84%) | 510,399 (16%) |
2016
See also: Virginia 2016 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Right-to-work laws | ![]() | 1,743,255 (46%) | 2,015,475 (54%) | |
Question 2 | Taxes | 3,031,341 (80%) | 770,134 (20%) |
2014
See also: Virginia 2014 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Armed Forces Amendment | Property; Taxes; Veterans policy | 1,841,034 (87%) | 267,622 (13%) |
2012
See also: Virginia 2012 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Eminent domain policy | 2,661,547 (74%) | 913,201 (26%) | ||
Question 2 | State legislative processes and sessions | 2,877,171 (82%) | 635,319 (18%) |
2010
See also: Virginia 2010 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Taxes; Property | Allow for legislation that permits localities to establish their own financial limitations for granting property tax relief to certain homeowners | 1,585,492 (76%) | 502,828 (24%) | ||
Question 2 | Veterans policy; Taxes; Property | Create a real property tax exemption for veterans, or their surviving spouse, if the veteran has a service-related, permanent, and total disability | 1,734,109 (82%) | 370,244 (18%) | ||
Question 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Increase the state's revenue stabilization fund to 15% of the average annual tax revenues from income and sales taxes for the preceding three fiscal years | 1,059,696 (51%) | 1,011,963 (49%) |
2006
See also: Virginia 2006 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Family-related policy | Establish that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and that no other relationship shall have the legal status, rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage | 1,328,537 (57%) | 999,687 (43%) | ||
Question 2 | Religion-related policy; Business regulations | Remove the provision that prohibits churches from incorporating, a provision which was declared unconstitutional | 1,426,248 (65%) | 761,632 (35%) | ||
Question 3 | Taxes; Property | Allow localities to provide a partial property tax exemption for real estate with new structures and improvements in conservation, redevelopment, and rehabilitation areas | 1,425,143 (65%) | 775,328 (35%) |
2004
See also: Virginia 2004 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Redistricting policy | Clarify procedures for when redistricted maps take effect | 2,364,027 (86%) | 391,100 (14%) | ||
Question 2 | Administration of government | Provide procedures for filling the office of a governor if a vacancy occurs and the House of Delegates is unable to meet to elect a new governor, and keep such person in office until the House of Delegates can elect a new governor | 2,420,882 (87%) | 354,640 (13%) |
2002
See also: Virginia 2002 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed Bond 1 | Education; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of up to $900,488,645 in bonds for educational facility projects | 1,114,402 (73%) | 415,668 (27%) | ||
Proposed Bond 2 | Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Allow for the issuance of up to $119,040,000 in bonds for parks and recreational facility projects | 1,039,975 (69%) | 472,300 (31%) | ||
Question 1 | State judiciary | Give the state Supreme Court original jurisdiction over claims from felons of actual innocence (when new scientific or DNA evidence that is discovered after the conviction is able to prove innocence) | 1,091,828 (73%) | 409,807 (27%) | ||
Question 2 | Taxes | Allow localities to exempt from taxation property used for charity and certain other purposes | 964,441 (64%) | 534,956 (36%) |
2000
See also: Virginia 2000 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Public education funding; Gambling policy | Create a Lottery Proceeds Fund for revenue from state lotteries and require that this money be given to localities to be spent on public education | 2,067,186 (83%) | 408,650 (17%) | ||
Question 2 | Constitutional rights; Right to hunt and fish | Provide for a right to hunt, fish, and harvest game | 1,448,154 (60%) | 970,266 (40%) |
1998
See also: Virginia 1998 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Residency voting requirements | Allow people who are qualified to vote in Virginia and who are employed overseas to continue to vote in Virginia | 828,353 (73%) | 303,654 (27%) | ||
Question 2 | State judiciary | Remove the constitutional requirement that Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission proceedings be confidential, allowing the General Assembly to determine to what extent these proceedings are confidential | 690,017 (63%) | 401,808 (37%) | ||
Question 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow localities to jointly develop a specified land area and to establish a special governing body for that area and establish that the fiscal commitments related to that land area are not considered local debt | ![]() | 477,257 (44%) | 618,214 (56%) | |
Question 4 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Exempt joint fiscal obligations between localities from certain constitutional limits or requirements that normally apply to local debt | ![]() | 410,674 (38%) | 672,151 (62%) | |
Question 5 | Taxes | Allow the General Assembly to authorize localities to eliminate all or part of the business, professional, or occupational license tax and/or the merchants' capital tax | 648,252 (62%) | 399,950 (38%) |
1996
See also: Virginia 1996 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Administration of government; Public employee retirement funds | Establish that the funds in the governmental employees' retirement system be trust funds | 1,717,244 (83%) | 348,369 (17%) | ||
Question 2 | Crime victims' rights | Provide that victims of crimes are to be treated with respect in the criminal justice system and that the General Assembly may define by law the specific rights victims are entitled to | 1,748,942 (84%) | 328,995 (16%) | ||
Question 3 | State judiciary | Authorize the General Assembly to allow the Commonwealth the right of an appeal in all cases | 1,423,167 (70%) | 598,010 (30%) | ||
Question 4 | Voter registration; Election administration and governance | Allow for revisions to the form of voter registration applications and allow someone who moves within Virginia to vote in their former precinct under specific conditions and time limits | 1,498,496 (74%) | 527,042 (26%) | ||
Question 5 | Business regulations; Religion-related policy | Remove constitutional language that prevents the General Assembly from passing laws that allow religious organizations to incorporate | ![]() | 979,833 (49%) | 1,016,262 (51%) |
1994
See also: Virginia 1994 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Civil trials | Extend the statutory time period for bringing civil lawsuits that involve intentional injuries to minors | 1,144,839 (65%) | 612,054 (35%) | ||
Question 2 | Voter registration | Revise provisions relating to voter registration, including allowing voter registration by mail and removing the requirement that voter registration be cancelled if the voter has not voted in four years | 919,058 (53%) | 826,363 (47%) | ||
Question 3 | Administration of government | Revise the procedures for the Governor vetoing or proposing amendments to bills passed by the General Assembly and for how the General Assembly responds to the Governor's vetoes and amendments | 926,681 (56%) | 737,661 (44%) |
1992
See also: Virginia 1992 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of up to $95,365,000 in bonds for parks and recreational facility capital projects | 1,466,686 (67%) | 722,840 (33%) | ||
Question 2 | Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding | Allow for the issuance of up to $45,173,000 in bonds for mental health facility capital projects | 1,414,728 (68%) | 677,720 (32%) | ||
Question 3 | Bond issues; Education | Allow for the issuance of up to $472,406,000 in bonds for educational institution capital projects | 1,560,499 (74%) | 555,624 (26%) | ||
Revenue Stabilization Fund Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Create a Revenue Stabilization Fund to accumulate money from years with above-average revenue and to be used when revenues are below-average | 1,568,958 (73%) | 591,385 (27%) |
1990
See also: Virginia 1990 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Taxes | Allow for lower personal property taxes for those 65 and older and those who are disabled | 942,840 (82%) | 212,486 (18%) | ||
Question 2 | Drug crime policy; Law enforcement | Allow the proceeds of property seized for drug law violations to be used to promote law enforcement | 896,275 (79%) | 236,581 (21%) | ||
Question 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow for a new local debt category for transportation purposes | ![]() | 262,698 (24%) | 837,885 (76%) | |
Question 4 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow for a new state debt category for transportation purposes | ![]() | 234,070 (21%) | 862,730 (79%) |
1988
See also: Virginia 1988 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horse Race Betting Measure | Gambling policy | Authorize pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in the state | 1,086,996 (56%) | 858,850 (44%) |
1987
See also: Virginia 1987 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State Lottery Measure | Gambling policy | Establish a state-operated lottery | 791,518 (57%) | 607,884 (43%) |
1986
See also: Virginia 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Voter registration | Allow a person who hasn't voted in four years to remain registered to vote if they request such in writing and still live at the same address as on the voter registration records | 646,267 (66%) | 325,648 (34%) | ||
Question 2 | Election administration and governance | Allow government employees who are not elected or employed by elected officials to be appointed as assistant voter registrars or officers of elections | 478,921 (52%) | 450,180 (48%) | ||
Question 3 | State judiciary | Allow the Virginia Supreme Court to answer questions of state law certified to it by a federal court or the highest appellate court of another state | 709,745 (78%) | 201,116 (22%) | ||
Question 4 | Criminal trials | Give the state the right to appeal certain preliminary dismissals and exclusions of evidence in felony cases | 683,198 (75%) | 228,784 (25%) |
1984
See also: Virginia 1984 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Administration of government | Allow members of local government bodies to be elected or appointed to fill vacancies in the office of mayor or board chairman | 1,131,019 (71%) | 468,843 (29%) | ||
Question 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Require a balanced state budget | 1,194,262 (74%) | 411,689 (26%) |
1982
See also: Virginia 1982 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Voter registration | Revise what information is required for registering to vote | 634,533 (58%) | 456,975 (42%) | ||
Question 2 | Constitutional rights | Authorize the restoration of the civil rights to felons | ![]() | 396,322 (37%) | 685,753 (63%) | |
Question 3 | State legislatures measures | Allow the General Assembly to limit the amount of legislation introduced during the odd-year short session | ![]() | 370,563 (35%) | 689,085 (65%) |
1980
See also: Virginia 1980 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | State legislatures measures | Authorize the General Assembly to convene to discuss legislation vetoed by the Governor | 792,206 (59%) | 549,732 (41%) | ||
Question 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Reduce the maximum allowable debt a city or town may incur | 852,560 (66%) | 445,511 (34%) | ||
Question 3 | Taxes | Allow the General Assembly to authorize personal property exemptions for those who are at least 65 and/or who are disabled | 1,089,083 (81%) | 248,044 (19%) | ||
Question 4 | Fossil fuel energy; Property; Taxes | Authorize the General Assembly to allow tax exemptions for property that replaced its natural gas equipment after 1974 | 838,182 (65%) | 446,729 (35%) |
1978
See also: Virginia 1978 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Pari-Mutuel Betting on Horse Racing Measure | Gambling policy | Allow for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing and create regulations for such betting | ![]() | 544,781 (48%) | 589,843 (52%) | |
Tax Exemptions for Renovated Properties Amendment | Taxes; Property | Allow the General Assembly to authorize tax exemptions for property that has undergone necessary renovation | 690,479 (68%) | 324,236 (32%) |
1977
See also: Virginia 1977 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Correctional Facilities Bond Measure | Prison and jail funding; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of up to $21,525,000 in bonds for correctional facilities | 537,172 (64%) | 305,055 (36%) | ||
Educational Institutions Bond Measure | Bond issues; Education | Allow for the issuance of up to $86,475,000 in bonds for educational institutions | 594,098 (68%) | 284,375 (32%) | ||
Mental Health Facilities Bond Measure | Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding | Allow for the issuance of up to $4,000,000 in bonds for mental health facilities | 623,139 (73%) | 228,953 (27%) | ||
Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Measure | Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Allow for the issuance of up to $5,000,000 in bonds for parks and recreational facilities | 531,176 (63%) | 305,883 (37%) | ||
Port Facilities Bond Measure | Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of up to $8,000,000 in bonds for port facilities | 491,962 (60%) | 327,431 (40%) |
1976
See also: Virginia 1976 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Residency voting requirements | Revise provisions relating to residency requirements for voting | 735,936 (64%) | 412,907 (36%) | ||
Question 2 | Absentee and mail voting; Military service policy | Allow absentee registration for those living outside the United States for employment reason | 890,639 (78%) | 247,711 (22%) | ||
Question 3 | State executive elections; State legislative elections | Establish that the one-year residency requirement for office seekers mean the year preceding the election | 874,535 (78%) | 249,030 (22%) | ||
Question 4 | Election administration and governance | Remove prohibitions on certain public officials and employees serving as assistant/substitute registrars or officers of elections | ![]() | 502,776 (46%) | 578,916 (54%) | |
Question 5 | State judicial selection | Allow for judicial appointments of local elected officials and remove the requirement that a special election be held to fill a vacancy if the vacancy is for less than 60 days | 661,368 (60%) | 437,787 (40%) | ||
Question 6 | Taxes | Allow for certain property tax exemptions | 768,281 (69%) | 339,921 (31%) |
1974
See also: Virginia 1974 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Higher Education Non-Profit Grant Amendment | Education | Allow for grants to students attending non-profit higher education institutions and allow political subdivisions to contract with non-profit higher education institutions to provide educational services | 452,664 (57%) | 340,625 (43%) |
1972
See also: Virginia 1972 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Definition of City Amendment | County and municipal governance | Revise the definition of "city" | 679,025 (78%) | 191,073 (22%) | ||
Lower Minimum Age of Voting Amendment | Voting age policy | Lower the voting age from 21 to 18 | 765,635 (76%) | 238,937 (24%) |
1970
See also: Virginia 1970 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Sex and gender issues; Public education governance; Residency voting requirements; Constitutional wording changes; Dueling bans; Constitutional rights; State executive official measures; State legislatures measures; Race and ethnicity issues | Revise the Virginia State Constitution as proposed by the 1969–1970 General Assembly | 576,776 (72%) | 226,219 (28%) | ||
Question 2 | Gambling policy | Repeal Section 60 of the state constitution, thus allowing the General Assembly to make decisions on whether to permit lotteries | 491,124 (63%) | 290,168 (37%) | ||
Question 3 | Bond issues; State legislatures measures | Allow the General Assembly, subject to a referendum, to authorize general obligation bonds for capital projects | 504,315 (66%) | 261,220 (34%) | ||
Question 4 | Bond issues; State legislatures measures | Allow the Legislature, by 2/3 vote, to pledge the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth for bonds for revenue-producing capital projects if certain conditions are met | 484,274 (65%) | 265,784 (35%) |
1968
See also: Virginia 1968 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Higher Educational Institutions Bond Measure | Education; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of up to $67,230,000 in bonds for higher education institutions | 772,929 (66%) | 389,721 (34%) | ||
Mental Hospitals and Institutions Bond Measure | Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of up to $13,770,000 in bonds for mental health hospitals and institutions | 784,724 (71%) | 323,070 (29%) |
1966
See also: Virginia 1966 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Renaming the Department, Commissioner, and Board of Agriculture and Immigration Amendment | Administration of government | Change the name of the Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration, and Board of Agriculture and Immigration to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Commerce and Board of Agriculture and Commerce; and require that at least five practical farmers serve on the Board | 388,009 (77%) | 118,484 (23%) |
1964
See also: Virginia 1964 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment | Election administration and governance | Allow for write-in voting | ![]() | 302,849 (44%) | 383,586 (56%) |
1962
See also: Virginia 1962 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Voter registration | Provide that the voter registration officer may establish a form for use by applicants registering to vote | 291,880 (76%) | 91,586 (24%) | ||
Question 2 | State legislatures measures | Allow, in cases of an enemy attack and after authorization from the Governor, that legislation may be passed by less than a majority of the members elected and establish that said legislation is only effective for one year | 317,087 (84%) | 60,869 (16%) | ||
Question 3 | Bond issue requirements; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Allow the General Assembly to allow only freeholders of land to vote in referendums for the issuance of bonds | ![]() | 174,301 (47%) | 198,532 (53%) |
1960
See also: Virginia 1960 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Military service policy | Exempt members of the armed forces from paying the poll tax | 411,989 (66%) | 209,285 (34%) | ||
Question 2 | Administration of government; Elections and campaigns | Allow certain elected officials to serve as the elected official for multiple districts if voters approve such | ![]() | 269,845 (50%) | 273,113 (50%) |
1958
See also: Virginia 1958 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allow County School Boards to Borrow Money from the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System for School Construction Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Allow county school boards to borrow money from the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System to fund school construction | 292,281 (69%) | 130,348 (31%) |
1956
See also: Virginia 1956 ballot measures
January 9
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Limited Constitutional Convention for Nonsectarian Private School Tuition Grants Measure | State constitutional conventions; School choice policy | Call a state constitutional convention | 304,154 (68%) | 146,164 (32%) |
1954
See also: Virginia 1954 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Borrowing Retirement System Money for School Boards Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Amend the Constitution of Virginia to allow for school boards to borrow money from the Retirement System | ![]() | 156,728 (50%) | 157,808 (50%) |
1950
See also: Virginia 1950 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment of City Courts Amendment | State judiciary | Authorize the General Assembly to establish city courts | 107,575 (65%) | 57,797 (35%) | ||
School District Consolidation Amendment | Education | Authorize the General Assembly to consolidate school districts | 90,131 (56%) | 71,447 (44%) |
1949
See also: Virginia 1949 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Election Administration and Capitation Tax Amendment | Election administration and governance; Voter registration; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Public education funding | Revise provisions related to voting, elections, and taxes | ![]() | 56,687 (22%) | 206,542 (78%) |
1948
See also: Virginia 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment | State legislatures measures | Abolish the joint committee on special, private, and local legislation | 165,482 (61%) | 105,935 (39%) |
1944
See also: Virginia 1944 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Board for the Review of Capital Punishment, Reprieves, and Pardons Amendment | Criminal sentencing; Death penalty | Allow the General Assembly to create a board, to be appointed by the governor, to commute capital punishment and to grant reprieves and pardons | 176,545 (74%) | 61,399 (26%) | ||
Public School Funding from the Literary Fund Amendment | Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Assign funds from the principal of literary fund to public school purposes | 140,353 (61%) | 89,048 (39%) |
1928
See also: Virginia 1928 ballot measures
June 19
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Generally revise the Constitution of Virginia | 74,109 (55%) | 60,531 (45%) | ||
Question 2 | Taxes | Provide that, with limited exceptions, no state property tax for state purposes may be levied | 75,160 (56%) | 59,600 (44%) | ||
Question 3 | Immigration policy; Agriculture policy; Administrative organization | Allow the Governor to appoint a Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration of Virginia for one term and afterward allow the General Assembly to establish how the Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration of Virginia shall be selected | 69,034 (51%) | 65,176 (49%) | ||
Question 4 | Education; Administration of government | Allow the Governor to appoint a Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia for one term and afterward allow the General Assembly to establish how the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Virginia shall be selected | 68,756 (51%) | 65,696 (49%) | ||
Question 5 | Administration of government | Allow the Governor to appoint a Treasurer of Virginia for one term and afterward allow the General Assembly to establish how the Treasurer of Virginia shall be selected | 68,665 (51%) | 65,816 (49%) |
1927
See also: Virginia 1927 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Appropriation Year Aligning with Fiscal Year Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Align the state appropriation year to coincide with the state fiscal year | 44,214 (69%) | 19,799 (31%) | ||
Authorize Counties to Tax Abutting Landowners for Local Public Improvements Amendment | County and municipal governance; Property; Taxes | Allow counties with a population above 500 residents per square mile to enact taxes or assessments on abutting landowners for local public improvements | 36,235 (56%) | 28,418 (44%) | ||
Exempt Wives and Widows of Civil War Veterans from Poll Tax to Vote Amendment | Veterans policy; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Exempt wives and widows of U.S. Civil War veterans from paying the state poll tax | 53,046 (75%) | 17,930 (25%) |
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