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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Failed legislation
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1
Constitutional amendment; Governor's term of office.
Patron: Harry R. (Bob) Purkey
Summary: Permits the Governor to succeed himself
in office. The amendment allows two terms (either in succession
or not in succession) but prohibits election to a third term.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 30
Constitutional amendment; local sources of revenues.
Patron: L. Karen Darner
Summary: Requires the General Assembly to
maintain local sources of revenue and to appropriate general
funds to localities to offset any loss of revenues occasioned
by the passage of a law diminishing a local source of revenue.
The General Assembly may override the maintenance requirement
by a four-fifths majority vote of the members voting on the measure.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 95
Constitutional amendment; General Assembly; term limits.
Patron: Frank M. Ruff
Summary: Limits members of the Senate to two
full terms (eight years) and members of the House of Delegates
to four full terms (eight years). The limitations apply to service
for both consecutive and nonconsecutive terms. Service for a
partial term does not preclude serving the allowed number of
full terms. In addition to any partial term, a person may serve
eight years in each house or a total of 16 years in the General
Assembly in a lifetime. The limits apply to terms of service
beginning on or after the start of the 2002 Regular Session of
the General Assembly.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 216
Constitutional amendment; Governor's time to act on bills.
Patron: Robert F. McDonnell
Summary: Moves the reconvened session to the
eighth Wednesday following sine die of a regular session to give
the Governor an additional 15 days to act on legislation presented
to him when there are fewer than seven days left in the session.
The Governor's time to consider bills returned to him from a
reconvened session of a regular or special session is reduced
from 30 days to 15 days.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 52
Constitutional amendment; restoration of right to vote for felons.
Patron: Yvonne B. Miller
Summary: Authorizes the General Assembly to
provide by law for the restoration of civil rights for felons
who have completed service of sentence, probation, and parole
and met such other conditions or limitations as may be provided
by law.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 69
Constitutional amendment; General Assembly; term limits.
Patron: H. Russell Potts, Jr.
Summary: Limits members of the Senate to three
terms (12 years) and members of the House of Delegates to six
terms (12 years). The limitations apply to service for both consecutive
and nonconsecutive terms. Service for a partial term does not
preclude serving an additional 12 years. A person may serve 12
years in each house or a total of 24 years in the General Assembly
in a lifetime. The limits apply to terms of service beginning
on or after the start of the year 2002 regular session of the
General Assembly.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 252
Constitutional amendment; restoration of right to vote for felons.
Patron: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.
Summary: Authorizes the General Assembly to
provide by law, or establish a process by law, for the restoration
of civil rights for felons who have completed service of sentence,
probation, and parole and met such other conditions or limitations
as may be prescribed by law.
Further Information
Alan Albert: 757/624-3055 (Norfolk), 804/697-1368 (Richmond)
E-mail: aalbert@maysval.com
Anne Leigh Kerr: 804/697-1465
E-mail: alkerr@maysval.com
(c) 2000 Virginia Association of Local Elected Constitutional
Officers.
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