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Senate rejects amendment to make probate judges nonpartisan after partisan debate
Summary
After extensive floor debate about judicial independence and electoral turnout, the Georgia Senate failed to approve House Resolution 251, a constitutional amendment that would have made probate judges elected in nonpartisan contests (Y 31, N 18), falling short of the two-thirds threshold required for passage.
The Georgia Senate declined Thursday to send a constitutional amendment to voters that would have made probate judges elected in nonpartisan contests, after a lengthy debate on whether removing party labels would restore confidence in the courts or depress voter participation.
House Resolution 251, sponsored in the House and reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee, would have changed the ballot language so probate judicial races no longer listed party affiliation. Supporters on the floor argued the measure would reduce the…
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