Vermont Equal Protection of Law Amendment (2026)
| Vermont Equal Protection of Law Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Constitutional rights | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Vermont Equal Protection of Law Amendment may appear on the ballot in Vermont as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1]
The amendment would prohibit the denial of rights to an individual based on their race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin.[1]
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The full text of the amendment can be read here.
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- See also: Amending the Vermont Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in the Vermont State Senate and a simple majority vote is required in the Vermont House of Representatives in the first legislative session. A simple majority vote is required in both chambers in the second legislative session to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 20 votes in the Vermont State Senate and 76 votes in the Vermont House of Representatives in the first session and 16 votes in the state senate and 76 votes in the state house in the second session, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
This amendment was introduced as Proposal 4 on May 12, 2023. On April 23, 2024, the state Senate passed PR. 4 in a vote of 28-0. It passed the state House by a vote of 140-4 on May 8, 2024.[1]
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