When we head to the polls on November 3, we will be voting on more than just the House and the Senate. There will also be three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution on the ballot: reproductive freedom, marriage equality, and voting rights. Get up to speed with with N4C’s summary.
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A Neighbors Story – Protect Gay Marriage in Virginia
The fate of gay marriage is in question nationally, and depending on November’s election, it may come under fire at the state level here in Virginia. Ten years ago, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages in Obergefell v. Hodges. The Justices are now considering a request to reconsider and reverse the legality.
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Virginia General Assembly – Focus on HJ9
All three of the proposed amendments are important, but we’re highlighting HJ9 because Virginia’s constitution currently contains a 2006 amendment that defines marriage as being between “one man and one woman”, which is currently unenforceable after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell decision. If the court were to overturn Obergefell, this clause would go into… Read More