Question 3: Right to Vote and Voting Rights Restoration Constitutional Amendment
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Question 3: Right to Vote and Voting Rights Restoration Constitutional Amendment is a ballot measure in Virginia on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Gives people who finish a felony prison sentence the right to vote automatically when released, instead of waiting for the governor to restore it one by one. It also writes a fundamental right to vote into the constitution; no cost to you.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 8,705,170 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(8,705,170 ÷ 8,705,170) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in VA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
What does this measure do?
Supports: Civil Rights
Gives people who finish a felony prison sentence the right to vote automatically when released, instead of waiting for the governor to restore it one by one. It also writes a fundamental right to vote into the constitution; no cost to you.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
Anyone released from prison after a felony could register and vote right away without asking the governor, and the constitution would state a fundamental right to vote.
A NO vote means
People with felony convictions keep losing the vote until the governor restores it individually, as happens now.
Sources: elections.virginia.gov · lis.virginia.gov · news.ballotpedia.org · ballotpedia.org
Sources: elections.virginia.gov · ballotpedia.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.