Georgia voters issue their verdicts on 3 constitutional amendments

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — Georgia voters cast their ballots on three constitutional amendments Tuesday.The “yes” vote won with 53.9%. The first proposed amendment will change property tax evaluation for large landowners in agriculture and timber. The amendment will raise the maximum amount of land that can be put aside for conservation use, so that land can be taxed at a lower rate.Proponents say it will help reduce the burden on family farmers, while those opposed say it will benefit industrial farms.The “yes” vote has won for the second proposed amendment with 68.3 of the vote. Probate judges, who handle things like wills and estates, will no longer be identified by party affiliation on ballots. “They can be involved in some other matters in counties, but the office is viewed as largely a nonpartisan office in terms of the types of issues that they would be dealing with. Even possibly less partisan than some of the other judicial offices in the state. And so that was part of the mot