The 2014
Virginia State Elections took place on
Election Day, November 4, 2014, the same day as the
U.S. Senate and
U.S. House elections in the state. The only statewide election on the ballot was one constitutional
referendum to amend the
Virginia State Constitution. Because Virginia state elections are held on off-years, no statewide officers or state legislative elections were held. The referendum was
referred to the voters by the
Virginia General Assembly.[1] The amendment easily passed with 87% of the vote in favor.[2]
Shall Section 6-A of Article X (Taxation and Finance) of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to exempt from taxation the real property of the surviving spouse of any member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in action, where the surviving spouse occupies the real property as his or her principal place of residence and has not remarried?