Virginia Question 3, Clarification on the Residency Requirement for Office Seekers Amendment (1976)

Virginia Question 3
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic State executive elections and State legislative elections
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Virginia Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing that the one-year residency requirement for office seekers mean the year preceding the election.

A "no" vote opposed establishing that the one-year residency requirement for office seekers mean the year preceding the election.

Election results

Virginia Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		874,535	77.84%
No		249,030	22.16%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:

“

Shall Section 5 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to specify that the requirement of one year's residence in Virginia for office seekers be the year preceding election to office?

”

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

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• State executive elections on the ballot
• State legislative elections on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Virginia

• Virginia ballot measures
• Virginia ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
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External links

• Virginia Statement of Votes (1976)