Find where and when to vote on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Fairfax County's voter guide.The right of the people to be secure in their persons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. There have been 27 amendments to the Constitution, beginning with the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments, ratified December 15, 1791. The Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule protects the right of people to be secure in their home against unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects all Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures of their property. Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures.