Virginia Senate Constitutional Amendment 6
Session 2026
Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 17, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Constitutional Amendment
Bill Number
6
State
Virginia
Session
2026
checkPassed on January 20, 2026
Motion Text
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Michael J. Jones
Yes
Yes
Summary
A BILL to provide for the submission to the voters of a proposed amendment to Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, general election to approve or reject an amendment that would provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting.
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01/20/2026
Senate
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
11/17/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
11/17/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100404D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 14, 2025 3:02:11 PM
Record Updated
Jan 20, 2026 9:47:07 PM