Question 3

Virginia · Proposed Constitutional Amendment · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.

On the ballot

no rhetorical technique found

Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended (i) to provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, (ii) to revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and (iii) to update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting?

From elections.virginia.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot.

Virginia publishes no official arguments for or against. The Department of Elections publishes a neutral explanation for voters (present law, proposed law, effect of a yes or no vote) for each amendment, which is not an argument and is not recorded.

Who’s behind it

Party positions: Democratic Party of Virginia: No position published · Republican Party of Virginia: No position published

Committees registered to support or oppose Question 3, and what they reported to Virginia Department of Elections Campaign Finance Reporting (cfreports.elections.virginia.gov; bulk files apps.elections.virginia.gov/SBE_CSV/CF). Checked 2026-10-21.

Before comparing the sides: each committee’s figures come from its own latest report, so they can cover different dates. Some committees work on more than one measure or other campaigns, and their totals include all of it. A side with no registered committee can still have supporters. How much a side raised says nothing about whether the measure is a good idea.

Supporting

Virginians for the Right to Vote

Ballot measure committee

Raised $765,194 · spent $505,216 · as reported through Sep 30, 2026

Largest contributors as filed:

New Virginia Majority · $558,709
501(c)(4) nonprofit
ACLU Virginia · $103,203
501(c)(4) nonprofit
Don Scott for Virginia · $25,000
Candidate-controlled committee, sponsored by Don Scott (Virginia House of Delegates), from the committee name
League of Conservation Voters · $25,000
501(c)(4) nonprofit · federal PAC contributions, 2025–26: $703,149 to Democratic and $75 to Republican candidates and party committees, $10,290 to others (FEC)
Underground to Uplift · $15,000
Political action committee

Since then, $724,368 more reported in contributions of $1,000 or more, through Oct 19, 2026.

Feminists for Voting Rights

Ballot measure committee, sponsored by Feminist Majority Foundation (affiliated organization on the Virginia registration)

“The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women’s equality, reproductive health, and non-violence.” — its sponsor’s website

Raised $6,371 · spent $6,371 · as reported through Sep 30, 2026

Largest contributors as filed:

Feminist Majority Foundation · $6,371
501(c)(3) nonprofit

VB Vote Yes Committee

Ballot measure committee

Raised $717 · spent $617 · as reported through Sep 30, 2026

Largest contributors as filed:

Virginia Beach Democratic Committee · $700
Political party

This committee is registered for more than one measure; these are its whole totals, which its filings don’t divide by measure.

Opposing

Virginia Voters For Freedom, Inc

Ballot measure committee

Raised $500 · spent $300 · as reported through Sep 30, 2026

Largest contributors as filed:

Craig Bergman · $300 · individual
C. Nasseri · $200 · individual

Since then, $10,000 more reported in contributions of $1,000 or more, through Oct 13, 2026.

This committee is registered for more than one measure; these are its whole totals, which its filings don’t divide by measure.

A rhetorical technique is about wording, not about whether a measure is a good idea or an argument is true. Ballot wording is written under each state’s own rules, and official arguments by the people the state names. All Virginia measures →