Maureen Edobor Comments on Legal Challenge to Virginia Constitutional Amendment Edobor discusses legal challenge to proposed constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights in Virginia.

By Law Communications
October 27, 2026

 

Washington and Lee University School of Law professor Maureen Edobor was interviewed by ABC13-WSET for a story examining a legal challenge to a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution that would protect reproductive rights.

The lawsuit, brought by a Bedford County supervisor, challenges whether state lawmakers followed the required public notice procedures before placing the amendment on the November ballot. The case is currently before the Virginia Court of Appeals following its dismissal by a lower court.

Edobor, whose scholarship focuses on election law and voting rights, explained that legal challenges to proposed constitutional amendments are common and that amendments must comply with established procedural requirements. However, she noted that all three constitutional amendments on Virginia’s November ballot appear to have followed the required process.

“Ultimately…as soon as a court finds that it is unconstitutional, then it loses all effect,” Edobor said.

An expert in election law, constitutional law, and voting rights, Edobor’s scholarship examines how constitutional and election law doctrines influence access to democratic participation and shape collective understandings of civic identity. Her research and commentary have recently been featured by NPR and other national news outlets as courts and policymakers continue to grapple with major questions surrounding election administration and voting rights.

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