Delegates Elizabeth Bennett-Parker and Mark Sickles Amendments’ Advanced
Idea Category: Transparency
The House of Delegates advanced four constitutional amendments to safeguard abortion rights, mid-decade redistricting, voting rights, and marriage equality. Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker carried an amendment to end voter disenfranchisement by automatically restoring voting rights for individuals who have completed their sentence, while Delegate Mark Sickles championed an amendment to protect same-sex marriage by repealing the state’s 2006 constitutional ban. If approved in the Senate, the amendments will be put in front of voters to decide.
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Idea Category: Education | Funding Source: ARP
Virginia Delegates Elizabeth Bennett-Parker and Mark Sickles Advance Resolutions to Amend Virginia’s Constitution to Safeguard Abortion Rights, Voting Rights, and Marriage Equality
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Idea Category: Democracy, Marriage Equality, Voting Rights | Funding Source: ARP
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