Section 1 Qualifications of voters
Section 2 Registration of voters
Section 3 Method of voting
Section 4 Powers and duties of General Assembly
Section 5 Qualifications to hold elective office
Section 6 Apportionment
Section 6-A Virginia Redistricting Commission
Section 7 Oath or affirmation
Section 8 Electoral boards; registrars and officers of election
Section 9 Privileges of voters during election
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Terms Used In Virginia Constitution > Article II - Franchise and Officers

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.