Virginia Proposed Constitutional Amendment Question 2 — Marriage

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026

What it does
Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) remove the ban on same-sex marriage; (ii) affirm that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender, or race; and (iii) require all legally valid marriages to be treated equally under the law?
A YES vote means
The constitution's same-sex marriage ban would be removed and replaced with language affirming that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender, or race and that valid marriages are treated equally.
A NO vote means
The constitution's existing language limiting marriage to one man and one woman would remain.
Needed to pass
A simple majority
Put on the ballot by
the Legislature

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