Statewide ballot measure · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Question 1 (reproductive freedom)
Would add to the Virginia Constitution a protection for personal decisions about reproductive care, including abortion, while allowing restrictions on abortion in the third trimester with exceptions.
What a vote means
- A yes vote
- The constitution would protect the reproductive decisions listed in the question and protect providers and patients from punishment for them, while allowing third-trimester abortion restrictions with the stated exceptions.
- A no vote
- The state constitution stays as it is now.
Sources
Measure summary
- 2026 November Proposed Constitutional Amendments and Local Referendums (rev. 9-8-2026) (Virginia Department of Elections, Public record)
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