A Community Forum on the three proposed constitutional amendments in Virginia will be held Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Blacksburg Town Council Chambers, 300 S. Main St., Blacksburg.
The forum is free and open to the public. Voters throughout Virginia will vote on the amendments. The forum is not specific to Blacksburg.
The amendments are briefly entitled Reproductive Freedom, Marriage Equality, and Restoration of Voting Rights.
Two presenters will begin with an overview, history and significance of each amendment. There will be time for questions from audience members.
A handout will state the ballot language for the amendments and briefly identify the outcomes of yes or no votes.
The presentation expands on these summaries so that voters can be well informed about their choices.
Pat Hyer is executive director of the Lifelong Learning Institute at Virginia Tech (a co-sponsor of the forum); chair of the local group Our Bodies Our Choice; member of the League of Women Voters; and a retired associate provost at Virginia Tech.
Carolyn Rude is past president of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County VA and is still active in programs and communications. She is the retired chair of the English Department at Virginia Tech.
This Community Forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, Virginia; the Lifelong Learning Institute at Virginia Tech; and the Montgomery County-Floyd County-Radford City Branch of NAACP.
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