Virginia Question 1, Constitutional Revision Amendment (1970)

Virginia Question 1
Election date November 3, 1970
Topic Constitutional rights and Constitutional wording changes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Virginia Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 3, 1970. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported revising the Virginia State Constitution, including:  reorganizing the state constitution;  repealing inoperative provisions, such as those related to dueling; making legislative sessions annual; require voter approval of future constitutional revisions; reducing residency requirements to allow voting after living in the state for six months and in a precinct for 30 days, instead of one year in the state and six months in a precinct; provide that the legislature would resolve disputes over a governor’s disability to serve; providing that the legislature shall "seek to ensure that an educational program of high quality is established and continually maintained;" and providing that people have a right to be free from government discrimination based on religion, race, color, sex, or national origin, except that the "mere separation of the sexes shall not be considered discrimination."

A "no" vote opposed revising the Virginia State Constitution as proposed by the 1969–1970 General Assembly.

Election results

Virginia Question 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		576,776	71.83%
No		226,219	28.17%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be generally amended and revised, as agreed to by the General Assembly at its 1969 and 1970 sessions (except for the three proposals separately stated below)?

”

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.

See also

1970 Measures

• 1970 Measures
• Sex and gender issues on the ballot
• Dueling bans on the ballot
• Race and ethnicity issues on the ballot
• Constitutional rights on the ballot
• Constitutional wording changes on the ballot
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• Public education governance on the ballot
• State executive official measures on the ballot
• Residency voting requirements on the ballot
• 1970 legislative sessions

Virginia

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• Virginia ballot measure laws

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External links

• Virginia Statement of Votes (1970)