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Georgia ballot measures · 2026

Provides for the nonpartisan election of all probate court judges November 3, 2026 ballot

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Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)On the November 3, 2026 ballot

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Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026

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Provides for the nonpartisan election of all probate court judges
Passed with 68.3% yes, WRDW reported.WRDW, “Georgia voters issue their verdicts on 3 constitutional amendments”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

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Georgia Provides for the nonpartisan election of all probate court judges is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ballot question: Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to require that all probate court judges be elected in nonpartisan elections? (House Resolution 251, Ga. L. 2026, p. 1110)

As of November 4, 2026, WRDW reported that Georgia Provides for the nonpartisan election of all probate court judges passed with 68.3% yes; the result is unofficial until Georgia certifies it.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports requiring that all Georgia probate judges be elected in nonpartisan elections.
A NO vote Keeps the current system, in which probate judges may be elected in partisan elections.
Read the certified ballot question

Ballot question: Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to require that all probate court judges be elected in nonpartisan elections? (House Resolution 251, Ga. L. 2026, p. 1110)

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How it reached the ballot

Provides for the nonpartisan election of all probate court judges reached the Georgia ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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