Virginia Question 3, Joint Land Development Amendment (1998)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Virginia Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 3, 1998. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing localities to jointly develop a specified land area and to establish a special governing body for that area and establishing that the fiscal commitments related to that land area are not considered local debt. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing localities to jointly develop a specified land area and to establish a special governing body for that area and establishing that the fiscal commitments related to that land area are not considered local debt. |
Election results
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Virginia Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 477,257 | 43.57% | ||
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618,214 | 56.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to authorize agreements among localities for sharing the revenues and costs of a specified land area and establishing a special governing body for the area, and to provide that fiscal commitments related to the land area will not be deemed local debt? | ” |
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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