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Require Nonpartisan Elections for Probate Judges Amendment
Require Nonpartisan Elections for Probate Judges Amendment
Georgia · November 3, 2026
What this measure does
Require that probate judges be elected on a nonpartisan basis
A yes vote means
Probate judges will run for election without a party affiliation on the ballot.
A no vote means
Probate judges will keep running with party labels like they do now.
Simple explanation
Right now, probate judges run for office and put a party label next to their name, like they're a Democrat or Republican. This measure says they shouldn't do that anymore. It's basically saying these judges should be picked based on their qualifications, not their politics.
Who's for it, who's against it
Support
- Gov. Nathan Deal (R)
- Gov. Roy E. Barnes (D)
- State Rep. Chuck Efstration (R)
- State Rep. Holt Persinger (R)
- State Rep. James Burchett (R)
- State Rep. Kimberly New (R)
- State Rep. Mitchell Scoggins (R)
- State Rep. Tyler Smith (R)
- State Sen. Brian Strickland (R)
- State Sen. Brian Strickland (R-42)
- State Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs (Nonpartisan)
- State Supreme Court Chief Justice Nels Peterson (Nonpartisan)
Source: Ballotpedia