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Title
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EWP Grey Commission 018
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Place
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Virginia
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Identifier
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1000589
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Uncategorized
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Date Created
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2024-01-07
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Publisher
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Digitized by Edwin Washingon Project
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Rights
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Loudoun County Public Schools
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Language
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English
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passage of this Act) there shall be submitted to the electors qualified to
vote for members of the General Assembly the question “Shall there be a
convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same?” Should a
majority of the electors voting at said election vote for a convention, the
legal effect of same will be that the people will thereby delegate to it only
the following powers of revision and amendment of Section 141 of the
Constitution and no others:
A. The convention may consider and adopt amendments to Section 141
of the Constitution of Virginia necessary to accomplish the following pur-
poses, and no others:
To permit the General Assembly and the governing bodies of the
several counties, cities and towns to appropriate funds for educational
purposes which may be expended in furtherance of elementary, secondary,
collegiate and graduate education of Virginia students in public and
nonsectarian private schools and institutions of learning in addition to
those owned or exclusively controlled by the State or any such county, city
or town.
B. The convention shall be empowered to proclaim and ordain said
revisions and amendments adopted by it within the scope of its powers as
above set forth without submitting same to the electors for approval, but
the convention will not have the power to either consider, adopt, or propose
any other amendments or revisions.
§ 2. The judges of election and other officers charged with the duty
of conducting elections at each of the several voting places in the State are
hereby required to hold an election upon the said question of calling the
convention, on the day fixed therefor by proclamation of the Governor, at
all election precinets in the State, but the several electoral boards may, in
their discretion, dispense with the services of clerks of election in such
precincts as they may deem appropriate. Copies of the Governor’s procla-
mation shall be promptly sent by the State Board of Elections to the
secretary of each electoral board and due publicity thereof given through
the press of the State and otherwise if the Governor so directs.
§ 3. The ballots to be used in said election the State Board of Elec-
tions shall cause to be printed, and distributed and furnished to the re-
spective electoral boards of the counties and cities of the State. The num-
ber furnished each such board shall be determined by the State Board of
Elections within the limits prescribed by § 24-213 of the Code of Virginia.
The respective electoral boards shall cause the customary identification
seal to be stamped on the ballots delivered to them. In order to insure
that the electors will clearly understand the limited powers which may
be exercised by the convention, if called, said ballots shall be printed in
type not less in size than small pica and contain the following words and
figures:
“Constitutional Convention Ballot:
“INFORMATORY STATEMENT
“The Act of the General Assembly submitting to the people the ques-
tion below provides that the elector is voting for or against a convention
to which will be delegated by the people only the limited powers of revising
and amending Section 141 of the Constitution to the extent that is neces-
sary to accomplish the following purposes, and no other powers:
“To permit the General Assembly and the governing bodies of the
several counties, cities and towns to appropriate funds for educational
purposes which may be expended in furtherance of elementary, secondary,
collegiate and graduate education of Virginia students in public and
nonsectarian private schools and institutions of learning in addition to
those owned or exclusively controlled by the State or any such county, city
or town.
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passage of this Act) there shall be submitted to the electors qualified to
vote for members of the General Assembly the question “Shall there be a
convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same?” Should a
majority of the electors voting at said election vote for a convention, the
legal effect of same will be that the people will thereby delegate to it only
the following powers of revision and amendment of Section 141 of the
Constitution and no others:
A. The convention may consider and adopt amendments to Section 141
of the Constitution of Virginia necessary to accomplish the following pur-
poses, and no others:
To permit the General Assembly and the governing bodies of the
several counties, cities and towns to appropriate funds for educational
purposes which may be expended in furtherance of elementary, secondary,
collegiate and graduate education of Virginia students in public and
nonsectarian private schools and institutions of learning in addition to
those owned or exclusively controlled by the State or any such county, city
or town.
B. The convention shall be empowered to proclaim and ordain said
revisions and amendments adopted by it within the scope of its powers as
above set forth without submitting same to the electors for approval, but
the convention will not have the power to either consider, adopt, or propose
any other amendments or revisions.
§ 2. The judges of election and other officers charged with the duty
of conducting elections at each of the several voting places in the State are
hereby required to hold an election upon the said question of calling the
convention, on the day fixed therefor by proclamation of the Governor, at
all election precinets in the State, but the several electoral boards may, in
their discretion, dispense with the services of clerks of election in such
precincts as they may deem appropriate. Copies of the Governor’s procla-
mation shall be promptly sent by the State Board of Elections to the
secretary of each electoral board and due publicity thereof given through
the press of the State and otherwise if the Governor so directs.
§ 3. The ballots to be used in said election the State Board of Elec-
tions shall cause to be printed, and distributed and furnished to the re-
spective electoral boards of the counties and cities of the State. The num-
ber furnished each such board shall be determined by the State Board of
Elections within the limits prescribed by § 24-213 of the Code of Virginia.
The respective electoral boards shall cause the customary identification
seal to be stamped on the ballots delivered to them. In order to insure
that the electors will clearly understand the limited powers which may
be exercised by the convention, if called, said ballots shall be printed in
type not less in size than small pica and contain the following words and
figures:
“Constitutional Convention Ballot:
“INFORMATORY STATEMENT
“The Act of the General Assembly submitting to the people the ques-
tion below provides that the elector is voting for or against a convention
to which will be delegated by the people only the limited powers of revising
and amending Section 141 of the Constitution to the extent that is neces-
sary to accomplish the following purposes, and no other powers:
“To permit the General Assembly and the governing bodies of the
several counties, cities and towns to appropriate funds for educational
purposes which may be expended in furtherance of elementary, secondary,
collegiate and graduate education of Virginia students in public and
nonsectarian private schools and institutions of learning in addition to
those owned or exclusively controlled by the State or any such county, city
or town.
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