September 2006 Opinions |
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| Opinion # | Requestor | Summary |
| 06-003 | The Honorable Stephen D. Newman The Honorable David B. Albo The Honorable Kathy J. Byron The Honorable John A. Cosgrove The Honorable Robert G. Marshall |
Passage of marriage amendment will not affect current legal rights of unmarried persons involving contracts, wills, advance medical directives, shared equity agreements, or group accident and sickness insurance policies, or alter any other rights that do not ‘approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage” or create “the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage.’ Passage of amendment will not modify application and enforcement of Virginia’s domestic violence laws. |
| 06-058 | The Honorable Jean R. Jensen Secretary, State Board of Elections |
Constitution requires local electoral board, where feasible, to appoint officers of election representing two dominant political parties; when it is not feasible, board may appoint nonpartisan officers. |