Georgia voters will decide three constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot: one raising the acreage cap for a farmland tax classification, one making probate court judges’ elections nonpartisan and one allowing a dedicated fund for emergency 9-1-1 systems. The General Assembly referred all three to voters. Each needed a two-thirds vote in both chambers, and each passed with at least that. Early voting runs Oct. 13 through Oct. 30.
The official ballot order has not been confirmed, so the measures are described here by subject. Each ballot question below is quoted from the legislature’s record [1].
Conservation use property (HR 32). The measure would raise the maximum acreage that can qualify for assessment and taxation as bona fide conservation use property from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres. The ballot question reads: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia, for the purpose of protecting family farmland, be amended so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres?” The House passed HR 32 168 to 5 on March 3, 2025, and the Senate passed it 50 to 1 on March 18, 2025. It became Act 363 on May 14, 2025.
Probate judges (HR 251). The measure would require that all probate court judges be elected in nonpartisan elections. The ballot question reads: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to require that all probate court judges be elected in nonpartisan elections?” The House passed HR 251 147 to 20 on Feb. 11, 2026. An earlier Senate vote of 31 to 18 fell short of two-thirds and was reconsidered. The Senate then passed it 46 to 0 on March 31, 2026. It became Act 638 on May 12, 2026.
9-1-1 fund (HR 1243). The measure would let the General Assembly dedicate certain existing revenues, including revenues reallocated by law, to a nonlapsing fund used only for expanding, maintaining and operating emergency 9-1-1 systems. The ballot question reads: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to dedicate certain existing revenues, including revenues reallocated by law, to a nonlapsing fund to be used exclusively for the expansion, maintenance, and operation of emergency 9-1-1 systems in this state?” The House passed HR 1243 162 to 0 on March 4, 2026. An earlier Senate vote of 31 to 14 fell short and was reconsidered. The Senate then passed it 49 to 0 on March 31, 2026. It became Act 484 on May 11, 2026.
Augusta’s elections office calls the 9-1-1 measure the Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund [2].