Section 5.

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The General Assembly may re-arrange said circuits, or any of them, and increase or diminish the number thereof, when the public interests shall require it.

Summary: Removed restrictions on the general assembly's ability to rearrange, increase/diminish, judicial circuits, districts, and sections.

Election Date: July 6, 1869

Votes For Ratification: 210585

Votes Against Ratification: 9136

Percent for Ratification: 96%

Percent Against Ratification: 4%

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Amendment Source: 1870 Virginia Constitution

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The General Assembly may at the end of five years after the adoption of this constitution, and thereafter at intervals of ten years, re-arrange the said circuits, districts and sections and place any number of circuits in a district and of districts in a section; but each circuit shall be altogether in one district, and each district in one section; and there shall not be less than two districts and four circuits in a section, and the number of sections shall not be diminished.

Summary: Removed comma after "may", changed interval of rearranging to five years after adoption of this constitution, following intervals to ten years, and removed "increased". Added comma after "districts".

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Amendment Source: 1864 Virginia Constitution

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The general assembly may, at the end of eight years after the adoption of this constitution, and thereafter at intervals of eight years, rearrange the said circuits, districts and sections, and place any number of circuits in a district, and of districts in a section; but each circuit shall be altogether in one district, and each district in one section; and there shall not be less than two districts and four circuits in a section, and the number of sections shall not be increased or diminished.

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Election Date: October 25, 1851

Votes For Ratification: 67562

Votes Against Ratification: 9933

Percent for Ratification: 87%

Percent Against Ratification: 13%

Notes: Election was held 10/23/1851-10/25/1851.

Amendment Source: 1851 Virginia Constitution

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