Virginia Question 2 (Remove the same-sex marriage ban and protect the right to marry) 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) 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?
What a yes or no vote means
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Ballot question as certified by the Department of Elections: 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?
How Question 2 reached the ballot
Question 2 reached the Virginia ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).
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