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2020 General Assembly Session

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The 2020 General Assembly session will convene Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, for a 60-day session.

NEW: ACLU of Virginia 2020 Legislative Priorities

We're ready to take on the 2020 General Assembly session! We hope you will stand with us and call your lawmakers to support the following priorities:

Criminal Legal Reforms:

  • Repeal marijuana prohibition

    • TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS TO REPEAL MARIJUANA PROHIBITION

    • BLOG: It's Time for Virginia to Repeal Marijuana Prohibition

  • End solitary confinement in Virginia

    • TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS TO STOP SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

  • Reform the unjust pretrial system

  • Reform felony larceny law

Voting Rights:

  • Pass same-day voter registration

    • Take action: Tell Your Lawmakers to Pass Same-Day Registration

    • BLOG: Same-day Registration Helps Make Voting More Accessible to All Virginians

  • Pass true no-excuse voting

    • TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS TO PASS TRUE NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING

    • BLOG: It's Time to Expand True No-Excuse Absentee Voting to All Virginians

  • Pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote

    • BLOG: The Right to Vote Belongs to The People

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  • NEW: Lobby Guide 

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Tell Your Lawmakers: Repeal Marijuana Prohibition

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