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Virginia ballot measures · 2026

Question 1 Right to reproductive freedom

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Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Reported, not official

Passed with 60.9% yes, VPM reported.

VPM, “Virginia voters sign off on all 3 constitutional amendments”, November 3, 2026. Unofficial until certified.We do not call questions. The State Board of Elections certifies the result on December 7.

Virginia official results
Nov 3 Votes were cast and countedBy Nov 13 Counties double-check their countsDec 7 Virginia makes it officialHow results become official
Nov 3: Votes were cast and counted. Election night totals are a first count, not the final one.
By Nov 13: Counties double-check their counts. The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.
Dec 7: Virginia makes it official. The State Board of Elections certifies the result. The result appears on this page that day.

Virginia Question 1 (Right to reproductive freedom) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ballot question as certified by the Department of Elections: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care; (ii) protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions; and (iii) allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive?

As of November 3, 2026, VPM reported that Virginia Question 1 passed with 60.9% yes; the result is unofficial until Virginia certifies it on December 7.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports adding a constitutional right to make personal decisions about pregnancy, birth control, abortion and fertility care, with third-trimester restrictions allowed except for the patient's health or a nonviable pregnancy.
A NO vote Leaves the Constitution of Virginia without a reproductive-freedom provision.
Read the certified ballot question

Ballot question as certified by the Department of Elections: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care; (ii) protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions; and (iii) allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive?

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About this measure

How it reached the ballot

Question 1 reached the Virginia ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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Other Virginia statewide measures in 2026

Question 2: Remove the same-sex marriage ban and protect the right to marryQuestion 3: Fundamental right to vote and automatic restoration after incarceration

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