Virginia amendment limiting eminent domain could affect public projects
By a margin of almost 3 to 1, Virginians agreed to limit the ability of the state and local governments to take property by exercising its right of eminent domain. The amendment changes the state’s Bill of Rights to say that local governments can seize property only for public uses, such as roads. It will forbid governments from taking land for economic revitalization if the primary purpose is private gain, job creation or increasing tax revenues.
Kunkle, Fredrick. The Washington Post 7 November 2012.