Virginia · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure
Question 2: what your vote means
Marriage. On every Virginia ballot. Official sources checked October 26, 2026.
Question 2 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Marriage
Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes the same-sex marriage ban currently in the Virginia Constitution.
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?
Ballot question as published by the Virginia Department of Elections.
A YES vote means:
The constitution’s ban on same-sex marriage would be replaced with a fundamental right to marry, and the state would have to recognize and treat equally any lawful marriage between two adults regardless of sex, gender, or race.
A NO vote means:
The ban on same-sex marriage stays in the constitution; the ban is unenforceable under the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision of the United States Supreme Court but would become enforceable if that decision were overturned.
What it would change
- Who is affected: couples seeking to marry and married couples.
- What it removes: the constitutional provision that only a union between one man and one woman may be a valid marriage, and the ban on civil unions.
- Licenses: the state could not deny a marriage license to two adults because of their sex, gender, or race.
- Fiscal impact: No official fiscal impact statement is published in the Department of Elections’ explanation for this amendment.
Who supports it and who opposes it
These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed. Lists checked October 30, 2026.
Who supports it
- Feminists for Marriage Equality Virginia Department of Elections: referendum committee Statement of Organization (position: support)
- VB Vote Yes Committee Virginia Department of Elections: referendum committee Statement of Organization (position: support)
- Virginians for Marriage Equality Virginia Department of Elections: referendum committee Statement of Organization (position: support)
Who opposes it
- Defend Virginia's Sons and Daughters, Inc. Virginia Department of Elections: referendum committee Statement of Organization (position: oppose)
- Virginia Catholic Conference VPM News: Committees lay groundwork to campaign on constitutional amendments (July 27, 2026)
- Virginia Conservative Action Referendum Committee 2026 Virginia Department of Elections: referendum committee Statement of Organization (position: oppose)
- Virginia Voters For Freedom, Inc Virginia Department of Elections: referendum committee Statement of Organization (position: oppose)
- Virginians Against 3 Virginia Department of Elections: referendum committee Statement of Organization (position: oppose)
Official sources
- Virginia Department of Elections: Proposed Constitutional Amendment, Question 2 (explanation and full text)
- Explanation for voters, Question 2 (PDF)
- Full text of the amendment, Question 2 page
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