ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — Along with picking candidates, Georgia voters will decide on three proposed changes to the state constitution on the Nov. 3 midterm ballot. Voters in Lee County will also see two extra school-tax questions just for their county.

Here is what each question asks, in plain language, and what a yes vote would do.

STATEWIDE ELECTION RESULTS

Statewide Amendments

Amendment 1 - House Resolution 32: Farmland conservation acreage

Ballot question: “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 bona fide conservation-use property from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres?”

What it means: Georgia has a program called Conservation Use Valuation Assessment, or CUVA, that lowers property taxes on land used for farming, timber, or certain conservation work by taxing it on its current use. Right now, one owner is capped at 2,000 acres. A yes vote would raise that cap to 4,000 acres. Owners would still need to apply and keep the land in qualifying use.

Amendment 2 - House Resolution 251: Nonpartisan probate judges

Ballot question: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to require that all probate judges be elected in nonpartisan elections?”

What it means: Probate judges handle wills, estates, guardianships, and in some counties, traffic and other local cases. A yes vote would make all probate judge races statewide run without party labels like Democrat or Republican on the ballot.

Amendment 3 - House Resolution 1243: Next Generation 911 Fund

Ballot question: “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 non-lapsing fund to be used exclusively for the expansion, maintenance, and operation of emergency 9-1-1 systems in this state?”

What it means: A yes vote would let state lawmakers set aside existing state money into a dedicated, non-lapsing fund just for expanding, maintaining, and running Georgia’s 911 systems. The amendment itself does not set a dollar amount or create a new tax.

Lee County Special Election School Board Questions

These two only appear for Lee County School District voters.

HB 1564 - Senior School Bond Tax Exemption, Age 67 and Older

Ballot question: “Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Lee County school district ad valorem taxes for school bond purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 67 years of age or older?”

What it means: A yes vote would let eligible Lee County homeowners age 67 or older apply to skip the part of their school-district property taxes that pays off school bonds, the money the district borrows for big projects like building or fixing schools. If approved, it starts in 2027. It would not remove their other property taxes.

HB 1565 - Senior School Tax Exemption, Age 80 and Older With Income Limit

Ballot question: “Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Lee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 years of age or older and whose income, including certain retirement income, does not exceed $40,000.00?”

What it means: A yes vote would create an exemption starting in 2027 for Lee County school-district homeowners who are 80 or older and whose household income was $40,000 or less the prior year, counting a spouse’s income. Voters would need to apply and re-confirm income each year. It would cover school-district taxes for education, but not state, county, or city taxes or school bond taxes.

Information for this story comes from the Official Lee County Sample Ballot for Nov. 3, 2026, Georgia’s CUVA conservation-use rules, House Resolution 251 text, House Resolution 1243 text, House Bill 1564, and House Bill 1565. Early voting information and sample ballots can be found at Georgia’s My Voter Page.

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