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Year Q # Question Type Locality/District Results
1976 1 Shall Sections 1 and 2 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to eliminate length of residence as a qualification to vote and to extend the time a voter may vote in his precinct after moving from it?See Details » Referendum Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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735,936 64.0%
No
412,907 36.0%
Total Votes Cast 1,148,843 See Details »
1976 2 Shall Section 4 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to permit absentee registration by persons, and their families, temporarily residing outside the country by reason of employment?See Details » Referendum Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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890,639 78.2%
No
247,711 21.8%
Total Votes Cast 1,138,350 See Details »
1976 3 Shall Section 5 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to specify that the requirement of one year's residence in Virginia for office seekers be the year preceding election to office?See Details » Referendum Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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874,535 77.8%
No
249,030 22.2%
Total Votes Cast 1,123,565 See Details »
1976 4 Shall Section 8 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to remove the restriction against certain public officials and employees serving as assistant or substitute registrars or officers of election?See Details » Referendum Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
502,776 46.5%
No
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578,916 53.5%
Total Votes Cast 1,081,692 See Details »
1976 5 Shall Section 12 of Article VI of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to permit judicial appointments of elected local officials, and eliminate the need for special elections to fill a vacancy for less than sixty days?See Details » Referendum Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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661,368 60.2%
No
437,787 39.8%
Total Votes Cast 1,099,155 See Details »
1976 6 Shall Section 6 of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to permit certain tax exemptions for property subject to a perpetual easement for flooding, property owned by the permanently and totally disabled, property used for solar energy purposes, and tangible farm property and products...See Details » Referendum Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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768,281 69.3%
No
339,921 30.7%
Total Votes Cast 1,108,202 See Details »