Elections

Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care; (ii) protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions; and (iii) allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive?

Proposed Constitutional Amendment Question 1 Explanation (Spanish) (Vietnamese) (Korean)

Question: 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?

Proposed Constitutional Amendment Question 2 Explanation (Spanish) (Vietnamese) (Korean)

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? 

Proposed Constitutional Amendment Question 3 Explanation (Spanish) (Vietnamese) (Korean)

Amount: $69,745,000

Question

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $69,745,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and other transit, pedestrian, road or transportation projects?  

Explanation

This proposal will fund a variety of transportation, road, pedestrian enhancement and transit projects across the County. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be financed under this proposal are $46.3 million to fund a portion of Arlington County’s share of WMATA / Metro’s capital improvement program, $15.0 million to fund a portion of the costs for paving local streets and roadways, $2.1 million to fund street lighting, , $1.8 million for signals and intelligent transportation system maintenance, and $4.6 million for other transportation projects. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other transportation projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Amount: $34,945,000

Question

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $34,945,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for local parks & recreation?  

Explanation 

This proposal will fund a variety of parks and recreation projects. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be financed under this proposal are $10.4million for Gateway Park, $9.5 million for Arlington Boathouse construction, $4.2 million for Drew Park improvements, $3.0 million for parks land acquisition and public space program, $2.7 million for trail and bridge modernization, $1.3 million for natural resiliency and habitat restoration, and $3.8 million for other parks and recreation projects. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other parks and recreation projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Amount: $58,825,000

Question

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $58,825,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects, including but not limited to facilities maintenance capital, facilities design and construction, information technology, the Arlington Neighborhoods Program, and other County infrastructure?

Explanation

This proposal will fund a variety of County infrastructure projects. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be financed under this proposal are $10.0 million for Ballston Public Parking Garage, $9.3 million for Critical Systems Infrastructure, $8.5 million for the Facilities Maintenance Program, $7.5 million for Arlington Central Library, $7.2 million for the county technology projects, $6.6 million for the Detention Facility, $2.0 million for the Arlington Neighborhoods program, and $7.7 million for other County infrastructure projects. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other County and community infrastructure projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Amount: $20,745,000

Question

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum amount of $20,745,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of designing, expanding, improving, and renovating Arlington County’s Water Pollution Control Plant and the water and sewer systems serving the County?

Explanation

This proposal funds significant improvements to the County’s wastewater treatment, water, and sewer infrastructure. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be funded with bond funds are $10.2 million for the capital improvements to the Washington Aqueduct system, $8.0 million for the Water-Main Replacement Program, $1.5 million for water tank rehabilitation, and $1.0 million for Trades Center equipment and improvements. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other utility projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Amount: $80,000,000

Question

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $80,000,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for Arlington Public Schools?

Explanation

This proposal will make funds available for the Arlington Public Schools' capital improvement program. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be financed under this proposal are:

• Jamestown Elementary School Refresh ($29,000,000)
• Oakridge Elementary School Refresh ($31,000,000)
• Major Infrastructure – Building Systems ($20,000,000)

The School Board may reallocate bond funds among other school projects within the School Board’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.