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Virginia voters approve state constitutional amendment

Tax exemptions will soon be expanded to include spouses of servicemembers who have died in the line of duty, in addition to those killed in action.

NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia voters have overwhelmingly elected to broaden tax exemptions for military spouses across the commonwealth. 

For the first time since 2020, Virginia ballots asked voters to decide on a constitutional amendment change with a yes or no option.  

The ballot question read: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended so that the tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action is also available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty?

Previously, the Virginia Constitution allowed the General Assembly to exempt taxation of the residence of a surviving spouse of any soldier who is determined by the U.S. Department of Defense to have been killed in action. 

But some deaths suffered by active duty military members may not, in some situations, be classified as "killed in action."

Now, with the amendment passed, that tax exemption will be expanded to be available to all surviving spouses of soldiers who are determined by the U.S. Department of Defense to have died in the line of duty, including those who have been killed in action.

Voters could see another constitutional amendment on their ballot as early as 2026 with a question that could impose a term limit for the Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General seats in Virginia. 

Voters could see another constitutional amendment on their ballot as early as 2026 with a question that could impose a term limit for the Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General seats in Virginia. 

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