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Virginia Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment (1964)

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Virginia Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment

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Election date

November 3, 1964

Topic
Election administration and governance
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Virginia Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 3, 1964. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing for write-in voting.

A "no" vote opposed allowing for write-in voting.


Election results

Virginia Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 302,849 44.12%

Defeated No

383,586 55.88%
Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment was as follows:

Shall section twenty-eight of the Constitution of Virginia be amended so as to permit write-in voting in other than primary elections and to prescribe the manner in which ballots may be marked in such cases?


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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