Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (first reference).

Constitutional amendment (first reference);qualifications of voters and the right to vote. Establishes thatthe sole qualifications to vote in the Commonwealth are being a UnitedStates citizen, at least 18 years of age, a resident of the Commonwealth, and registered to vote in accordance with the requirements set outin the Constitution of Virginia. The amendment further provides thatany person who meets those qualifications has the right to vote andthat such right cannot be abridged by law. The bill lifts restrictionson qualifications to vote for those who have been convicted of afelony or adjudicated to be mentally incompetent.