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This resolution proposes an amendment to the Georgia State Constitution to require that probate judges be elected in nonpartisan elections. Specifically, the resolution modifies Article VI, Section VII to add language mandating that probate judges will be elected on a nonpartisan basis for terms as defined in Article IX, Section I, Paragraph III. The resolution provides for the proposed constitutional amendment to be submitted to voters for ratification, with a ballot question that will ask voters whether they support requiring probate court judges to be elected in nonpartisan elections. If ratified, the amendment will become part of the state constitution. Nonpartisan elections mean that judicial candidates do not run under a political party affiliation, which is intended to reduce political bias and emphasize judicial qualifications and impartiality. The resolution follows a pattern of existing nonpartisan election requirements for other Georgia judges, such as superior court, state court, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeals judges.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70279