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Virginia Question 1, General Constitution Revision Amendment (June 1928)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Virginia Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on June 19, 1928. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported generally revising the Constitution of Virginia. |
A "no" vote opposed generally revising the Constitution of Virginia. |
Election results
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Virginia Question 1 |
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74,109 | 55.04% | ||
| No | 60,531 | 44.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | FOR the general revision of the Constitution of Virginia, except sections eighty-one, one hundred and thirty-one, one hundred and forty-five, one hundred and seventy and one hundred and seventy-one thereof, and to repeal by omitting therefrom sections one hundred and twenty-eight, one hundred and forty-eight, one hundred and forty-nine, one hundred and fifty, one hundred and fifty-one and one hundred and eighty-two of the present Constitution. AGAINST the general revision of the Constitution of Virginia, except sections eighty-one, one hundred and thirty-one, one hundred and forty-five, one hundred and seventy and one hundred and seventy-one thereof, and to repeal by omitting therefrom sections one hundred and twenty-eight, one hundred and forty-eight, one hundred and forty-nine, one hundred and fifty, one hundred and fifty-one and one hundred and eighty-two of the present Constitution. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Virginia Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Virginia General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Virginia House of Delegates and 21 votes in the Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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