Equality Virginia points that while same sex marriage in the Commonwealth is currently protected federally by a court case, Virginia’s constitution contains an amendment voters passed two decades ago banning it. Question Two on the November 3 election ballot would remove that ban. Two other questions on the ballot we’ve reported on previously would protect abortion and reproductive rights in the Virginia Constitution, the other would automatically retore the voting rights of felons once they have completed their sentences – as of now they have to petition the Governor.
Constitutionally protected Marriage Equality matters to Roanoke Mayor Joe Cobb, who married his husband James in almost a decade ago, and is a board member for Equality Virginia. A bipartisan vote in the General Assembly put the issue on the ballot; if approved by voters it becomes law after being reaffirmed by the 2027 General Assembly session. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
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