Georgia voters will have more than candidates to consider when they head to the polls for the November 3, 2026, general election. Three proposed amendments to the Georgia Constitution will appear on the statewide ballot, addressing farmland tax benefits, probate court elections, and funding for emergency 911 services.
Each proposed amendment will require approval from a majority of voters casting ballots on that question to become part of the Georgia Constitution.
The first proposed amendment, House Resolution 32, would increase the amount of qualifying farmland or timberland eligible for the state’s Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) program.
Under current law, a single landowner can receive the conservation-use property tax benefit on up to 2,000 acres of qualifying property. The proposed amendment would increase that limit to 4,000 acres.
The program allows eligible agricultural and timberland properties to be assessed based on their conservation use rather than their fair market value, potentially reducing property taxes for qualifying landowners.
Supporters of the measure say the expansion could help protect family farms and timberland by reducing financial pressures on agricultural property owners.
The second proposed amendment, House Resolution 251, would require all probate court judges in Georgia to be elected through nonpartisan elections.
Probate judges handle a variety of legal matters, including wills, estates, guardianships, and conservatorships.
If approved, candidates seeking probate judgeships would no longer run with a political party affiliation listed on the ballot.
The proposed change would make probate court judicial elections nonpartisan statewide, removing party labels from those races.
The third proposed amendment, House Resolution 1243, focuses on funding for Georgia’s emergency 911 systems.
The measure would authorize the Georgia General Assembly to dedicate certain existing revenues, including revenues reallocated by law, to a special fund used exclusively for the expansion, maintenance, and operation of emergency 911 systems.
The funding could help local emergency communications centers upgrade equipment, maintain existing services, and transition to Next Generation 911 technology.
Next Generation 911 is designed to modernize emergency communications by allowing emergency centers to receive additional types of information, including text messages, photographs, and videos.
The proposed amendment would provide a constitutional mechanism for dedicating certain revenues to emergency communications infrastructure across Georgia.
All three proposed amendments will appear on ballots throughout the state, including in Walker, Catoosa, Dade, Chattooga, Gordon, Murray, and Whitfield counties.
Georgia’s general election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, with early voting beginning October 13 and continuing through October 30.
Voters will have the opportunity to vote yes or no on each proposed amendment independently. A yes vote supports adding the proposed change to the Georgia Constitution, while a no vote supports keeping the existing constitutional provisions in place.
