The following local governments, organizations, and businesses passed resolutions in support of Virginia’s pending ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
By adopting a resolution in support of ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, local leaders and organizations are showing their support for constitutional equality and call on the Virginia Assembly to do the same. Adopting resolutions across the state can help us to show broad, bipartisan support. Please click here for more information on passing a resolution in your community, and please contact us if you are working on passing a resolution, we’d love to add you to the list below!

RESOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT
Locality | Status |
Accomack County | Passed Resolution |
Alexandria City Council | Passed Resolution and Included in Legislative Package |
Albemarle County | Passed Resolution |
Arlington County | Added to Legislative Package |
Big Stone Gap Town Council | Passed Resolution |
Blacksburg City Council | Passed Resolution |
Charlottesville City Council | Passed Resolution |
Chesapeake City Council | Passed Resolution |
Chesterfield County | In Process of Resolution. Contact the Board of Supervisors HERE |
Dumfries Town Council | Passed Resolution |
Fairfax County | Passed Resolution and Added to Legislative Package |
Farmville Town Council | Passed Resolution |
Fredericksburg City Council | Included in Legislative Package |
Hampton City Council | Passed Resolution |
Harrisonburg City Council | Passed Resolution |
James City County | Passed Resolution |
Jonesville Town Council | Passed Resolution |
Lexington City Council | Passed Resolution |
Loudoun County | Considered a Resolution |
Manassas City Council | Passed Resolution |
Manassas Park | Passed Resolution |
Montgomery County | Passed Resolution and Added to Legislative Package |
Newport News City Council | Passed Resolution |
Norfolk City Council | Passed Resolution |
Northampton County | Passed Resolution |
Page County | Passed Resolution |
Pennington Town Council | Passed Resolution |
Powhatan County | Passed Resolution |
Portsmouth City | Passed Resolution |
Prince Edward County | Passed Resolution |
Prince George County | Passed Resolution |
Prince William County | Considered Resolution |
Radford City Council | Passed Resolution |
Richmond City Council | Passed Resolution |
Roanoke City Council | Passed Resolution and Added to Legislative Package |
Scottsville Town Council | Passed Resolution |
Shenandoah County | Passed Resolution |
Staunton City Council | Added to Legislative Package |
Suffolk City Council | Passed Resolution |
Vienna Town Council | Passed Resolution |
Virginia Beach City Council | Passed Resolution |
Other | Status |
Alliance for a Progressive Virginia | Passed Resolution |
American Association of University Women (AAUW) of Virginia | Selected as top legislative priority for 2019 |
American Bar Association | Letter of support to Virginia leadership |
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia | Selected as top legislative priority for 2019 |
Arlington Civic Federation (Citizens Group) | Passed Resolution |
Arlington County Commission for the Status of Women | Passed Resolution |
Arlington County Democratic Committee | Passed Resolution |
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Virginia Social Action Task Force) | Selected as top legislative priority for 2019 |
Democratic Party of Virginia | Passed a Resolution |
Fairfax County Council PTA | Passed Resolution |
Fairfax County Federation of Civic Associations | Passed Resolution |
George Mason University Student Senate | Passed Resolution |
James Madison University Student Government | Passed Resolution |
League of Women Voters of Virginia | Selected as top legislative priority for 2019 |
Madison County Democratic Committee | Passed Resolution |
Manassas and Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee | Passed Resolution |
Muslim Community Center of Chesterfield | Passed Resolution |
National Coalition of 100 Black Women (Prince William Chapter) | Passed Resolution |
National Congress of Black Women, Metro Richmond Area Chapter | Passed Resolution |
National Congress of Black Women, Prince William Chapter | Passed Resolution |
Occoquan District Democratic Committee | Passed Resolution |
Prince George Democratic Committee | Passed Resolution |
Stafford County Democratic Committee | Passed Resolution |
Virginia American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) | Passed Resolution |
Virginia Education Association | Passed Resolution |
Virginia Municipal League | Added to Legislative Program |
Virginia NAACP State Conference | Selected as top legislative priority for 2019 |
Virginia National Organization for Women (NOW) | Selected as top legislative priority for 2019 |
Virginia Parent Teacher Association | Passed Resolution |
Virginia Poor People’s Campaign | Selected as top legislative priority for 2019 |
Corporate Support | Status |
American College of Radiology, Reston, VA | Letters of Support to Virginia leadership |
Biscayne Contractors, Arlington, VA | Letter of Support to Cox and Norment |
Blue Horizons Travel, Inc. Arlington, VA | Letters of Support to Norment |
Energy Shrink, LLC, McLean, VA | Letters of Support to Cox and Norment |
Sandbox Collective, LLC, Richmond, VA | Letters of Support to Cox and Norment |
The Strategic Peacock, Arlington, VA | Letter of Support to Cox and Norment |
Bus Tour and #iScream4Equality Sponsors | |
McIntosh Foundation | |
Equality Now | |
Equal Means Equal |