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.

2026

See also: Virginia 2026 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment	LGBTQ issues; Constitutional rights; Family-related policy; Race and ethnicity issues; Sex and gender issues	Repeal the provision defining marriage as between one man and one woman and prohibit the state from denying a marriage license to two adult persons based on sex, gender, or race
LRCA	Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment	Constitutional rights; Abortion policy	Provide a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined as "the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy"
LRCA	Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Upon Release Amendment	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	Provide for the restoration of voting rights to individuals convicted of felonies upon release from incarceration

April 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment	Redistricting policy	Allow the state legislature to conduct congressional redistricting between 2025 and 2030

2024

See also: Virginia 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Property Tax Exemption for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Amendment	Property tax exemptions; Constitutional wording changes; Veterans policy; Property taxes	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	a	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
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting policy	Creates a redistricting commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts	a	2,770,489 (66%)	1,447,279 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes; Veterans policy	Exempt one motor vehicle owned by a totally disabled veteran from property taxes	a	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
LRCA	Question 1	Property tax exemptions; Flood infrastructure and management; Property taxes	Empower the state legislature to authorize local governments to provide a partial local property tax exemption for real estate subject to recurrent flooding that undertook improvements to prevent flooding or long-term damage from flooding	a	2,305,867 (71%)	954,252 (29%)
LRCA	Question 2	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; Veterans policy	Remove a restriction on where the surviving spouse of a disabled military veteran may have his or her principal place of residence in order to receive a property tax exemption	a	2,755,941 (84%)	510,399 (16%)

2016

See also: Virginia 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Right-to-work laws		d	1,743,255 (46%)	2,015,475 (54%)
LRCA	Question 2	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes	Provide a property tax exemption for the spouse of "any law-enforcement officer, firefighter, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel who was killed in the line of duty"	a	3,031,341 (80%)	770,134 (20%)

2014

See also: Virginia 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Armed Forces Amendment	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; Veterans policy	Exempt real property from taxation for any surviving spouse of a member of the United States armed forces who was killed in action, as determined by the Department of Defense	a	1,841,034 (87%)	267,622 (13%)

2012

See also: Virginia 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain policy	a	2,661,547 (74%)	913,201 (26%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative processes and sessions	a	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
LRCA	Question 1	Local government finance and taxes; Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; Local government organization	Allow for legislation that permits localities to establish their own financial limitations for granting property tax relief to certain homeowners	a	1,585,492 (76%)	502,828 (24%)
LRCA	Question 2	Property taxes; Veterans policy; Property tax exemptions	Create a real property tax exemption for veterans, or their surviving spouse, if the veteran has a service-related, permanent, and total disability	a	1,734,109 (82%)	370,244 (18%)
LRCA	Question 3	Budget stabilization funds; Sales taxes; Income taxes	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	a	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
LRCA	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	a	1,328,537 (57%)	999,687 (43%)
LRCA	Question 2	Business regulations	Remove the provision that prohibits churches from incorporating, a provision which was declared unconstitutional	a	1,426,248 (65%)	761,632 (35%)
LRCA	Question 3	Local government organization; Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; Local government finance and taxes	Allow localities to provide a partial property tax exemption for real estate with new structures and improvements in conservation, redevelopment, and rehabilitation areas	a	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
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting policy	Clarify procedures for when redistricted maps take effect	a	2,364,027 (86%)	391,100 (14%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative elections; State legislative structure	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	a	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
BI	Proposed Bond 1	Bond issues; Higher education funding; Public education funding	Allow for the issuance of up to $900,488,645 in bonds for educational facility projects	a	1,114,402 (73%)	415,668 (27%)
BI	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	a	1,039,975 (69%)	472,300 (31%)
LRCA	Question 1	State judicial authority	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)	a	1,091,828 (73%)	409,807 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions	Allow localities to exempt from taxation property used for charity and certain other purposes	a	964,441 (64%)	534,956 (36%)

2000

See also: Virginia 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling policy; Public education funding	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	a	2,067,186 (83%)	408,650 (17%)
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional rights; Right to hunt and fish	Provide for a right to hunt, fish, and harvest game	a	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
LRCA	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	a	828,353 (73%)	303,654 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial authority; State judiciary oversight; State legislative authority	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	a	690,017 (63%)	401,808 (37%)
LRCA	Question 3	Local government organization; Local government finance and taxes	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	d	477,257 (44%)	618,214 (56%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government finance and taxes	Exempt joint fiscal obligations between localities from certain constitutional limits or requirements that normally apply to local debt	d	410,674 (38%)	672,151 (62%)
LRCA	Question 5	State legislative authority; Business taxes; Local government organization	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	a	648,252 (62%)	399,950 (38%)

1996

See also: Virginia 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Public employee retirement funds	Establish that the funds in the governmental employees' retirement system be trust funds	a	1,717,244 (83%)	348,369 (17%)
LRCA	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	a	1,748,942 (84%)	328,995 (16%)
LRCA	Question 3	State judiciary structure; State legislative authority; State judicial authority	Authorize the General Assembly to allow the Commonwealth the right of an appeal in all cases	a	1,423,167 (70%)	598,010 (30%)
LRCA	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	a	1,498,496 (74%)	527,042 (26%)
LRCA	Question 5	Business regulations	Remove constitutional language that prevents the General Assembly from passing laws that allow religious organizations to incorporate	d	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
LRCA	Question 1	Civil trials	Extend the statutory time period for bringing civil lawsuits that involve intentional injuries to minors	a	1,144,839 (65%)	612,054 (35%)
LRCA	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	a	919,058 (53%)	826,363 (47%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative authority; State executive powers and duties	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	a	926,681 (56%)	737,661 (44%)

1992

See also: Virginia 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	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	a	1,466,686 (67%)	722,840 (33%)
BI	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	a	1,414,728 (68%)	677,720 (32%)
BI	Question 3	Public education funding; Higher education funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of up to $472,406,000 in bonds for educational institution capital projects	a	1,560,499 (74%)	555,624 (26%)
LRCA	Revenue Stabilization Fund Amendment	Budget stabilization funds	Create a Revenue Stabilization Fund to accumulate money from years with above-average revenue and to be used when revenues are below-average	a	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
LRCA	Question 1	Property taxes	Allow for lower personal property taxes for those 65 and older and those who are disabled	a	942,840 (82%)	212,486 (18%)
LRCA	Question 2	Drug crime policy	Allow the proceeds of property seized for drug law violations to be used to promote law enforcement	a	896,275 (79%)	236,581 (21%)
LRCA	Question 3	Transportation taxes and fees; Debt limits	Allow for a new local debt category for transportation purposes	d	262,698 (24%)	837,885 (76%)
LRCA	Question 4	Debt limits; Transportation taxes and fees	Allow for a new state debt category for transportation purposes	d	234,070 (21%)	862,730 (79%)

1988

See also: Virginia 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Horse Race Betting Measure	Gambling policy	Authorize pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in the state	a	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
LRSS	State Lottery Measure	Gambling policy	Establish a state-operated lottery	a	791,518 (57%)	607,884 (43%)

1986

See also: Virginia 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	a	646,267 (66%)	325,648 (34%)
LRCA	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	a	478,921 (52%)	450,180 (48%)
LRCA	Question 3	State judiciary oversight	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	a	709,745 (78%)	201,116 (22%)
LRCA	Question 4	Criminal trials	Give the state the right to appeal certain preliminary dismissals and exclusions of evidence in felony cases	a	683,198 (75%)	228,784 (25%)

1984

See also: Virginia 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Local government officials and elections; Local government organization	Allow members of local government bodies to be elected or appointed to fill vacancies in the office of mayor or board chairman	a	1,131,019 (71%)	468,843 (29%)
LRCA	Question 2	Balanced budget requirements	Require a balanced state budget	a	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
LRCA	Question 1	Voter registration	Revise what information is required for registering to vote	a	634,533 (58%)	456,975 (42%)
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional rights	Authorize the restoration of the civil rights to felons	d	396,322 (37%)	685,753 (63%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative authority	Allow the General Assembly to limit the amount of legislation introduced during the odd-year short session	d	370,563 (35%)	689,085 (65%)

1980

See also: Virginia 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative authority	Authorize the General Assembly to convene to discuss legislation vetoed by the Governor	a	792,206 (59%)	549,732 (41%)
LRCA	Question 2	Local government finance and taxes	Reduce the maximum allowable debt a city or town may incur	a	852,560 (66%)	445,511 (34%)
LRCA	Question 3	Property taxes; State legislative authority; Property tax exemptions	Allow the General Assembly to authorize personal property exemptions for those who are at least 65 and/or who are disabled	a	1,089,083 (81%)	248,044 (19%)
LRCA	Question 4	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; State legislative authority	Authorize the General Assembly to allow tax exemptions for property that replaced its natural gas equipment after 1974	a	838,182 (65%)	446,729 (35%)

1978

See also: Virginia 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Pari-Mutuel Betting on Horse Racing Measure	Gambling policy	Allow for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing and create regulations for such betting	d	544,781 (48%)	589,843 (52%)
LRCA	Tax Exemptions for Renovated Properties Amendment	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; State legislative authority	Allow the General Assembly to authorize tax exemptions for property that has undergone necessary renovation	a	690,479 (68%)	324,236 (32%)

1977

See also: Virginia 1977 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	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	a	537,172 (64%)	305,055 (36%)
BI	Educational Institutions Bond Measure	Public education funding; Bond issues; Higher education funding	Allow for the issuance of up to $86,475,000 in bonds for educational institutions	a	594,098 (68%)	284,375 (32%)
BI	Mental Health Facilities Bond Measure	Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of up to $4,000,000 in bonds for mental health facilities	a	623,139 (73%)	228,953 (27%)
BI	Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Measure	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of up to $5,000,000 in bonds for parks and recreational facilities	a	531,176 (63%)	305,883 (37%)
BI	Port Facilities Bond Measure	Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of up to $8,000,000 in bonds for port facilities	a	491,962 (60%)	327,431 (40%)

1976

See also: Virginia 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Residency voting requirements	Revise provisions relating to residency requirements for voting	a	735,936 (64%)	412,907 (36%)
LRCA	Question 2	Absentee and mail voting; Military service policy	Allow absentee registration for those living outside the United States for employment reason	a	890,639 (78%)	247,711 (22%)
LRCA	Question 3	State executive elections; State legislative elections	Establish that the one-year residency requirement for office seekers mean the year preceding the election	a	874,535 (78%)	249,030 (22%)
LRCA	Question 4	Election administration and governance	Remove prohibitions on certain public officials and employees serving as assistant/substitute registrars or officers of elections	d	502,776 (46%)	578,916 (54%)
LRCA	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	a	661,368 (60%)	437,787 (40%)
LRCA	Question 6	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions	Allow for certain property tax exemptions	a	768,281 (69%)	339,921 (31%)

1974

See also: Virginia 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Higher Education Non-Profit Grant Amendment	Higher education governance; Higher education funding	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	a	452,664 (57%)	340,625 (43%)

1972

See also: Virginia 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Definition of City Amendment	Local government organization	Revise the definition of "city"	a	679,025 (78%)	191,073 (22%)
LRCA	Lower Minimum Age of Voting Amendment	Voting age policy	Lower the voting age from 21 to 18	a	765,635 (76%)	238,937 (24%)

1970

See also: Virginia 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional rights; Constitutional wording changes; Dueling bans; Sex and gender issues; Ballot measure process; State legislative authority; State executive branch structure; Residency voting requirements	Revise the Virginia State Constitution as proposed by the 1969–1970 General Assembly	a	576,776 (72%)	226,219 (28%)
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling policy	Repeal Section 60 of the state constitution, thus allowing the General Assembly to make decisions on whether to permit lotteries	a	491,124 (63%)	290,168 (37%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative authority; Bond issues	Allow the General Assembly, subject to a referendum, to authorize general obligation bonds for capital projects	a	504,315 (66%)	261,220 (34%)
LRCA	Question 4	Tax and revenue administration; State legislative authority; Bond issues	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	a	484,274 (65%)	265,784 (35%)

1968

See also: Virginia 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Higher Educational Institutions Bond Measure	Higher education funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of up to $67,230,000 in bonds for higher education institutions	a	772,929 (66%)	389,721 (34%)
BI	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	a	784,724 (71%)	323,070 (29%)

1966

See also: Virginia 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Renaming the Department, Commissioner, and Board of Agriculture and Immigration Amendment	State executive branch structure	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	a	388,009 (77%)	118,484 (23%)

1964

See also: Virginia 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment	Election administration and governance	Allow for write-in voting	d	302,849 (44%)	383,586 (56%)

1962

See also: Virginia 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Voter registration	Provide that the voter registration officer may establish a form for use by applicants registering to vote	a	291,880 (76%)	91,586 (24%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative authority; State executive powers and duties	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	a	317,087 (84%)	60,869 (16%)
LRCA	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	d	174,301 (47%)	198,532 (53%)

1960

See also: Virginia 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Military service policy; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Exempt members of the armed forces from paying the poll tax	a	411,989 (66%)	209,285 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative elections; State legislative structure	Allow certain elected officials to serve as the elected official for multiple districts if voters approve such	d	269,845 (50%)	273,113 (50%)

1958

See also: Virginia 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow County School Boards to Borrow Money from the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System for School Construction Amendment	Public education funding; Public education governance	Allow county school boards to borrow money from the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System to fund school construction	a	292,281 (69%)	130,348 (31%)

1956

See also: Virginia 1956 ballot measures

January 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Limited Constitutional Convention for Nonsectarian Private School Tuition Grants Measure	State constitutional conventions; School choice policy	Call a state constitutional convention	a	304,154 (68%)	146,164 (32%)

1954

See also: Virginia 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Borrowing Retirement System Money for School Boards Amendment	Public education funding; Public education governance	Amend the Constitution of Virginia to allow for school boards to borrow money from the Retirement System	d	156,728 (50%)	157,808 (50%)

1950

See also: Virginia 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Establishment of City Courts Amendment	State legislative authority; State judiciary structure	Authorize the General Assembly to establish city courts	a	107,575 (65%)	57,797 (35%)
LRCA	School District Consolidation Amendment	State legislative authority	Authorize the General Assembly to consolidate school districts	a	90,131 (56%)	71,447 (44%)

1949

See also: Virginia 1949 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Election Administration and Capitation Tax Amendment	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Public education funding; Voter registration; Election administration and governance	Revise provisions related to voting, elections, and taxes	d	56,687 (22%)	206,542 (78%)

1948

See also: Virginia 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment	State legislative authority; State legislative structure	Abolish the joint committee on special, private, and local legislation	a	165,482 (61%)	105,935 (39%)

1944

See also: Virginia 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Board for the Review of Capital Punishment, Reprieves, and Pardons Amendment	Death penalty; Criminal sentencing	Allow the General Assembly to create a board, to be appointed by the governor, to commute capital punishment and to grant reprieves and pardons	a	176,545 (74%)	61,399 (26%)
LRCA	Public School Funding from the Literary Fund Amendment	Revenue allocation; Public education funding	Assign funds from the principal of literary fund to public school purposes	a	140,353 (61%)	89,048 (39%)

1928

See also: Virginia 1928 ballot measures

June 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional wording changes	Generally revise the Constitution of Virginia	a	74,109 (55%)	60,531 (45%)
LRCA	Question 2	Property taxes	Provide that, with limited exceptions, no state property tax for state purposes may be levied	a	75,160 (56%)	59,600 (44%)
LRCA	Question 3	Immigration policy; Administrative organization; Agriculture policy	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	a	69,034 (51%)	65,176 (49%)
LRCA	Question 4	State legislative authority; State executive powers and duties; Public education governance	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	a	68,756 (51%)	65,696 (49%)
LRCA	Question 5	State executive branch structure; State executive powers and duties	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	a	68,665 (51%)	65,816 (49%)

1927

See also: Virginia 1927 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Appropriation Year Aligning with Fiscal Year Amendment	State legislative authority	Align the state appropriation year to coincide with the state fiscal year	a	44,214 (69%)	19,799 (31%)
LRCA	Authorize Counties to Tax Abutting Landowners for Local Public Improvements Amendment	Property taxes; Local government organization	Allow counties with a population above 500 residents per square mile to enact taxes or assessments on abutting landowners for local public improvements	a	36,235 (56%)	28,418 (44%)
LRCA	Exempt Wives and Widows of Civil War Veterans from Poll Tax to Vote Amendment	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Veterans policy	Exempt wives and widows of U.S. Civil War veterans from paying the state poll tax	a	53,046 (75%)	17,930 (25%)

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