“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?"

Georgia’s Conservation Use Valuation Assessment program allows qualifying agricultural and timber land to be assessed for property tax purposes based on its current use rather than its full market value.

This constitutional amendment would increase the maximum amount of land that can qualify for this tax treatment from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres.

This would help preserve family farms by allowing larger farming operations to receive conservation-use tax treatment, reducing development pressures and encouraging farmland to remain in agricultural use.

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

Probate court judges are elected by voters in each county and handle matters such as wills and estates, marriage licenses, guardianships, and certain other county-level judicial matters.

This constitutional amendment would require all Georgia probate court judges to be elected in nonpartisan elections, meaning candidates would appear on the ballot without a political party designation.

This would emphasize a probate judge’s qualifications and judicial responsibilities rather than political party affiliation, while creating a consistent election system for probate judges across Georgia.

“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?"

Georgia funds emergency 911 services through a combination of state and local funding, including charges collected on telecommunications services.

This constitutional amendment would allow the General Assembly to dedicate certain existing revenues to a Georgia Next Generation 911 Fund. It would not create a new tax or fee. Money placed in the fund could only be used to expand, maintain, and operate Georgia’s 911 systems and would remain in the fund from year to year rather than lapsing at the end of the fiscal year.