2.3 Current Constitution
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2.3 CURRENT CONSTITUTION
2.301 General. A general revision of the Constitution of Virginia was proposed and agreed to by the General Assembly at the 1969 extra session and referred to the 1970 session. It was again agreed to at that session, was ratified by Virginia voters on November 3, 1970, and became effective on July 1, 1971.
2.302 Structure of the Constitution. The present constitution consists of 12 articles and over 120 sections.
Article I sets forth a bill of rights "made by the good people of Virginia in the exercise of their sovereign powers." Article I posits the people as the source of power (§ 2), affirms that government is instituted for the common benefit (§ 3), establishes a tripartite government in the commonwealth (§ 5), provides for free elections (§ 6), sets forth protections for criminal prosecutions (§§ 8, 9, and...
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