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Three constitutional amendments are on Virginia's November 3, 2026 ballot. Constitutional amendments are permanent — they cannot be repealed by a future governor or legislature. All three passed on near-party-line votes with little to no Republican support.
"Even if you support abortion access, this doesn't have to go in the constitution. Laws can be updated as circumstances change — a constitutional amendment cannot. This is about protecting flexibility for the future, not about taking away any current right."
"Read the actual text. The amendment lets a physician authorize an abortion in the third trimester to protect the patient's 'mental health.' There is no definition, no standard, no oversight. One doctor's word is enough — at any stage of pregnancy."
"This passed 64–34 in the House and 21–18 in the Senate. Not a single Republican voted yes. When half the legislature is completely shut out, that's not consensus — that's one party rewriting the constitution for everyone."
"To reverse a constitutional amendment in Virginia, the legislature has to pass it twice over two sessions and hold another statewide vote. That's designed to never happen. When you vote yes, you're not just setting policy — you're locking it in for your children and grandchildren."
"When someone is on parole, they haven't finished their sentence — they've been released under conditions. They still report to a parole officer. They can still be sent back to prison. HJ2 treats the moment someone walks out of prison as the moment their sentence is complete. Those are not the same thing."
"Virginia governors have been restoring civil rights to hundreds of thousands of people over the last decade. The process works. HJ2 doesn't improve it — it eliminates it and replaces it with a blanket rule that doesn't account for any individual circumstances, including violent crimes."
"Under HJ2, a person convicted of a violent crime — who never paid a dollar of court-ordered restitution to their victim — would have their voting rights automatically restored the day they leave prison. There is no mechanism to require restitution first. Victims don't factor in at all."
"If you believe people who've completed their FULL sentence — including parole and probation — should have their rights restored automatically, that's a reasonable position. But that's not what HJ2 does. It restores rights on prison release, not after full sentence completion. And once it's in the constitution, we can't adjust it."
"Same-sex marriage has been legal in Virginia since 2014, federally since 2015. HJ3 doesn't make it more or less legal. What it does is give courts a new constitutional argument against anyone who declines to participate — like a photographer, a florist, or a venue owner with a faith-based conviction."
"Under Virginia's existing law, declining to serve a same-sex wedding can result in fines of $50,000 for the first offense and $100,000 for every offense after that. HJ3 doesn't add those fines — they already exist. But HJ3 makes them constitutionally harder to challenge."
"Read the language. HJ3 says Virginia shall not allow licensed marriages to be treated differently. There is no carve-out for religious organizations, faith-based businesses, or individuals with sincerely held beliefs. The constitution will be working against them in every courtroom."
"If you believe same-sex couples should be able to marry, great — they already can. You don't have to vote YES on HJ3 to protect that. What you ARE voting on is whether to use the constitution to shut down religious freedom defenses permanently. Those are two different questions."
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🚨 Virginia voters: 3 constitutional amendments are on the November 3 ballot. Constitutional amendments CANNOT be undone by a future governor or legislature. Once they pass, they're permanent.
Vote NO on HJ1 (abortion), HJ2 (felon voting), and HJ3 (marriage/faith).
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Virginia's HJ1 would write abortion into the state constitution permanently — including a "mental health exception" for third trimester abortions so broad it effectively removes all limits. One doctor's opinion. No oversight.
Zero Republicans voted for it. This isn't consensus — it's a permanent change with zero bipartisan support.
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HJ2 would give felons on active parole the right to vote the moment they leave prison — before completing their sentence, before paying restitution to victims.
Virginia's governor has been restoring rights for years. HJ2 doesn't improve that process — it eliminates it, permanently.
Vote NO on HJ2. → RiseUpNow.us
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Virginia since 2014. HJ3 isn't about legality — it's about writing a no-exemptions constitutional mandate that courts will use to override religious freedom defenses, permanently.
Virginia Values Act fines: $50K first offense, $100K every time after. Photographers. Florists. Venues. No exceptions.
Vote NO on HJ3. → RiseUpNow.us
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