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Georgia · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure

Amendment 3: what your vote means

Nonpartisan elections for probate judges. On every Georgia ballot. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.

Amendment 3 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment (House Resolution No. 251, 2026)

Nonpartisan elections for probate judges

Official ballot title (quoted exactly)

Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to require that all probate court judges be elected in nonpartisan elections?

Ballot question as printed in the Georgia Secretary of State’s 2026 proposed constitutional amendments booklet.

A YES vote means:

All probate court judges in Georgia would be elected in nonpartisan elections.

A NO vote means:

The constitution would not change, and probate judges would continue to be elected as provided under current law.

What it would change

  • Official short caption: Provides nonpartisan election of all probate court judges.
  • Who is affected: probate judge candidates and voters in every county.
  • Current law: superior court, state court, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeals judges are already elected on a nonpartisan basis.
  • Fiscal impact: No official fiscal impact statement is published in the Secretary of State’s constitutional amendments booklet.

Who supports it and who opposes it

These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed.

Who supports it

Not yet compiled

Who opposes it

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Official sources

SaveYourState is independent and nonpartisan, not a government site, and does not take positions on ballot measures. This explainer describes effects only, using the official ballot title, explanatory statement, full text, and fiscal impact statement. If anything here differs from those documents, the official documents control.