Virginia Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment (1948)
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| Topic State legislative authority and State legislative structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Virginia Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 2, 1948. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported abolishing the joint committee on special, private, and local legislation. |
A "no" vote opposed abolishing the joint committee on special, private, and local legislation. |
Election results
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Virginia Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment |
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165,482 | 60.97% | ||
| No | 105,935 | 39.03% | ||
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section fifty-one of the Constitution of Virginia be amended so as to abolish the joint committee of the General Assembly on special, private and local legislation? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Virginia Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Virginia General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Virginia House of Delegates and 21 votes in the Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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