Ballot measure · Virginia · November 3, 2026

Proposed Constitutional Amendment, Question 3

On Virginia's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would state a fundamental right to vote for qualified voters, bar a person convicted of a felony from voting only while incarcerated for it and restore the right to vote automatically on release, and remove the right to vote for mental capacity only when a court finds the person lacks the capacity to understand the act of voting.1 Proposed Law; full text, Art. II, § 1(a)

A no vote

A no vote would keep the current rules, under which a person convicted of a felony cannot vote unless the Governor or other appropriate authority restores the person's civil rights, and a person a court has found mentally incompetent cannot vote until competency is reestablished.1 Present Law; full text, Art. II, § 1(a)

More about it

The official explanation says that a person who has the right to vote also has the right to serve on a jury, to be elected to office and to be a notary public.1 Proposed Law

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2

Amendments to the Virginia Constitution are proposed by the General Assembly, which must approve them at two sessions with a House of Delegates election in between before sending them to voters. This one would amend Section 1 of Article II, on the qualifications of voters.1,3

It is on Virginia's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.2,4 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Virginia's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. The amendment passes if a majority of those voting on it vote yes.3 Art. XII, § 1