Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, 16-year-olds permitted to vote.

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2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 45

Offered January 14, 2026

Prefiled January 14, 2026

Proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to qualifications of voters; sixteen-year-olds permitted to vote in local elections.

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Patron—Glass

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RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, a majority of the members elected to each house agreeing, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Virginia be, and the same hereby is, proposed and referred to the General Assembly at its first regular session held after the next general election of members of the House of Delegates for its concurrence in conformity with the provisions of Section 1 of Article XII of the Constitution of Virginia, namely:

Amend Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia as follows:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 27%, measured from VA's completed sessions
Momentum -5 28/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 253 days quiet

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