Virginia’s constitutional amendment process calls for both chambers of the legislature to approve a ballot measure twice — with an election separating the two votes — before it can go to voters. Democrats won control of the legislature in 2023 and this year approved the measure with no Republican support. Its fate will be decided when the legislature reconvenes in January: If Democrats don’t win control of the Virginia House of Delegates, the measure almost certainly won’t be on the ballot in 2026.
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