RICHMOND — As it does every year in Virginia — one of just four states in the U.S. to hold general elections every single year — Election Day has arrived.
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The House approved legislation on Wednesday that would revive the Equal Rights Amendment by repealing the 1982 deadline imposed on states to ratify it.
The bill passed 222-204 with four GOP votes but faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where Republicans can block legislation due to the 60-vote threshold.
The House vote comes more than a month after a federal court ruled that the deadline to ratify the amendment has long expired, which means the process of getting the necessary ratification from 38 states would have to start over. The House bill would remove the deadline, but if it is passed into law, it would likely face legal challenges.
The Democratic-led Virginia General Assembly finished much of its work for the year Saturday, passing the state budget, and approving a marijuana legalization bill and dozens of other pieces of
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