The Virginia Constitution is clear: a proposed constitutional amendment may not be submitted to the voters sooner than ninety days after final passage by the General Assembly. (Va. Const. art. XII, § 1.) If final passage occurred on January 16, 2026, the ninety-day mark falls on April 16, 2026. Yet early voting for the April 21 referendum is scheduled to begin on March 6 — more than a month before the constitutional waiting period expires. If voters are permitted to cast binding ballots beginning March 6, the amendment is arguably being submitted to the voters before the Constitution allows it. The text does not say “ninety days before Election Day.” It says not sooner than ninety days after final passage. The Commonwealth may argue that “submission” occurs on April 21. But once ballots are opened and votes are accepted, submission has functionally begun. That question has not been squarely resolved by the Virginia Supreme Court. Virginia has 133 separate local jurisdictions — 95 counties and 38 independent cities. Every Board of Supervisors and every City Council member takes an oath to uphold the Constitution of Virginia. If there is serious doubt about compliance — and the math is straightforward — local governing bodies should consult counsel immediately and consider adopting resolutions requesting expedited judicial review before administering early voting on a potentially defective timeline. A responsible course would be to seek a prompt court determination and refrain from beginning early voting until the constitutional question is resolved. Constitutional deadlines are not suggestions. If the schedule complies, the courts can say so. If it does not, better to correct it before ballots are cast. Let the courts decide.