Amendment to limit eminent domain in Virginia passes
Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that some officials contend will make it nearly impossible for localities in the state to seize private property for redevelopment, The Virginian-Pilot reported. The statewide amendment had 76…
Opponents of Virginia’s Eminent Domain Initiative Made the Best Case for It
Like many other state legislatures horrified by the Supreme Court’s infamous Kelo ruling in 2005, Virginia’s General Assembly passed a measure restricting government’s taking of private property for economic-development purposes. The amendment was designed to…
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…
San Marcos residents want more parkland, but not higher taxes
More than 51 percent of votes counted so far were in oppositiong to the city using eminent domain to secure the site, and about 65 percent of some 4,900 voters oppose the city raising property…
Holt to reintroduce legislation
According to Holt, Georgia is one of only a handful of states that has no agency charged with overseeing the use of eminent domain for placement of power lines. There was no law governing the…
Preeminent Domain:Harvard is a law unto itself
Eminent domain is a legal term for the public takeover of private property for a certain municipal function in exchange for adequate compensation to the owner. It is tough for a libertarian to recognize the…
NJ Appellate Court Affirms Right to Condemn
“Yesterday, the appellate division affirmed a trial court decision that rejected a property owner’s request to dismiss a condemnation action on the grounds that the State failed to engage in bona fide negotiations. State, DOT…
Farmers making final push for property rights amendment
With just a few weeks left before Election Day, Farm Bureau producer members in Virginia are putting on a full-court press in support of Question 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot.The proposed amendment to Virginia’s…
Virginia Democratic panel bucks voters on amendment
“The Democratic Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee voted to oppose an eminent-domain measure that Democratic voters in the state support by a 20-point margin, and expected to pass overwhelmingly on the Nov. 6 ballot.”…
Board Votes to Support Eminent Domain Amendment
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted 7-1 on Tuesday to support the proposed Eminent Domain Amendment. Virginia voters will decide on Nov. 6 if the amendment should become law. If passed, it would…