Campaign signs for and against the constitutional amendment. Aila Boydaboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com Virginia voters approved a proposed constitutional amendment during the April 21 special election, with 51.45% voting in favor and 48.55% opposed, as of the Wednesday morning press time. The measure received 1,574,509 “Yes” votes statewide, compared with 1,485,657 “No” votes. In Salem, however, voters rejected the amendment by a wide margin. Of the 8,601 ballots cast — representing a 47% turnout among the city’s 18,124 registered voters — 62.65%, or 5,388 votes, were opposed, while 37.35%, or 3,212 votes, supported the measure. The ballot asked whether the Constitution of Virginia...