Three constitutional amendments are on your ballot this November. Unlike laws, constitutional amendments cannot be undone by a future governor or legislature. Once they pass, they're permanent.
These aren't ordinary bills. Each one would permanently alter Virginia's constitution — putting decisions out of reach of future voters, legislators, and governors.
HJ1 would enshrine a "right to reproductive freedom" — covering abortion, contraception, fertility treatment, and more — directly into Virginia's founding document. What the legislature passes today, the constitution would lock in forever.
HJ2 would automatically restore voting rights to convicted felons the moment they walk out of prison — not after completing parole, not after completing probation, not after paying restitution to victims.
HJ3 would write same-sex marriage protections into Virginia's Constitution. Same-sex marriage is already legal — this amendment is about giving courts constitutional leverage to override religious freedom defenses.
Every law can be repealed. Every policy can be reversed. A constitutional amendment bypasses all of that — and stays forever.
Once written into the constitution, courts can invoke these amendments to strike down any future law that conflicts — regardless of who's governor or what the legislature decides.
Reversing a constitutional amendment requires the legislature to pass it twice over two sessions — then another statewide vote. It is designed to be nearly impossible to repeal.
All three amendments passed on near-perfect party-line votes. The millions of Virginians who disagree were not consulted. Your vote in November is the only check that remains.
These amendments are on the ballot because voters must ratify them. Vote NO, and they fail. Vote YES — or stay home — and they are locked in for generations.
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