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What to know about Georgia's 3 constitutional amendments

From farmland tax breaks to 911 funding, here's what the three statewide proposals would change.

Election

Voters who stick around to the end of the ballot will be met with three constitutional amendments to consider.Here&#x27;s a quick cheat sheet to the ballot questions:<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">💵 Property tax breaks</h2>Georgia would increase the amount of land a single owner can enroll in the state&#x27;s conservation-use property tax <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="program" data-vars-click-url="https://dor.georgia.gov/local-government-services/digest-compliance/conservation-use-land-values" data-vars-content-id="e49e1213-a575-4194-ae63-2dd375dd14c6" data-vars-headline="What to know about Georgia&#x27;s 3 constitutional amendments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://dor.georgia.gov/local-government-services/digest-compliance/conservation-use-land-values" target="_blank">program</a> from 2,000 to 4,000 acres if voters approve this measure.

Atlanta Dream face elimination in lunchtime WNBA Finals showdown

The Golden State Valkyries lead the series 3-2. Atlanta must win Thursday to force Game 7 on Saturday.

Sports

Delano here!Look, y&#x27;all, the Dream are one loss away from elimination. Whether you&#x27;re taking PTO, calling in sick or &quot;working remotely&quot; with your camera off, Atlanta needs to show up for this team.Why it matters: The Golden State Valkyries lead the series 3-2. Atlanta must win Thursday to force Game 7 on Saturday.<ul><li>Otherwise, the Dream&#x27;s pursuit of their first WNBA championship will end at State Farm Arena.</li></ul>

Georgia's early voting surge fuels final campaign push

Obama and Harris rallied Democrats while Kemp and Perdue hit the trail for GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.

Politics

Republicans and Democrats are pulling out their respective heavyweights to galvanize supporters as Georgia enters the last day of early voting. Why it matters: While Georgians have already <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="shattered" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/GabrielSterling/status/2115765220740153724" data-vars-content-id="d51f71c5-2d79-4ce0-b750-fd40f9b23298" data-vars-headline="Georgia&#x27;s early voting surge fuels final campaign push" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/GabrielSterling/status/2115765220740153724" target="_blank">shattered</a> early voting records for midterms, candidates will spend the final days before the election crisscrossing the state to win over voters.

Metro Atlanta's $8.9 billion I-285 toll-lane expansion advances

The massive highway expansion could begin in 2027 or 2028, with the first lanes opening in 2034.

News

An $8.9 billion plan to expand metro Atlanta&#x27;s toll-lane network on Interstate 285&#x27;s congested north end could spark years of construction and community impacts in the quest for congestion relief.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="I-285 East Express Lanes" data-vars-click-url="https://i285topendexpresslanes-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/" data-vars-content-id="0c1e3fa2-650d-48fa-90d0-ba35a537e401" data-vars-headline="Metro Atlanta&#x27;s $8.9 billion I-285 toll-lane expansion advances" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://i285topendexpresslanes-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/" target="_blank">I-285 East Express Lanes</a> project kicks off one of the Georgia Department of Transportation&#x27;s biggest to date and allows a private consortium to collect toll revenue for half a century.

Nearly 7,000 Fulton County voters face residency review

Affected voters can resolve their registration questions before or on Election Day, officials say.

<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">7,000</h2>Approximately 7,000 Fulton County voters&#x27; residency statuses are under review ahead of the Nov. 3 election, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to Fox 5." data-vars-click-url="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fulton-election-office-reviews-residency-nearly-7000-voters.amp" data-vars-content-id="c756f867-4b7d-4c88-a46e-f80cb78f782d" data-vars-headline="Nearly 7,000 Fulton County voters face residency review" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fulton-election-office-reviews-residency-nearly-7000-voters.amp" target="_blank">according to Fox 5.</a>Why it matters: Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections officials are encouraging affected voters to check their registration status and contact the department (preferably before Nov. 3 though it&#x27;s not required).

Bottoms, Jackson clash over Flock cameras, data centers in Georgia debate

Bottoms and Jackson told undecided voters their plans for the economy, education and more in what might be the only debate between the candidates.

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson clashed in what might be the only <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="debate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/10/06/georgia-governor-debate-2026-atlanta-news-first-how-to-watch" data-vars-content-id="01f575dd-7eb7-4848-9194-02417ea28fbf" data-vars-headline="Bottoms, Jackson clash over Flock cameras, data centers in Georgia debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/10/06/georgia-governor-debate-2026-atlanta-news-first-how-to-watch" target="_self">debate</a> between the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates during the general election season.Why it matters: Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, and Jackson, a billionaire health care executive, told undecided voters their plans for the economy, education and more at Atlanta News First&#x27;s debate Tuesday evening at Assembly Studios in Doraville.

Bottoms and Jackson face off in only confirmed Georgia debate

The candidates face undecided voters Tuesday, one week before early voting begins in Georgia.

Tuesday might be Georgia voters&#x27; only chance to watch the major-party candidates in one of the nation&#x27;s most competitive gubernatorial races debate on a stage.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tuesday&#x27;s Atlanta News First debate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/10/05/60-minutes-win-georgia-what-watch-jackson-bottoms-debate/" data-vars-content-id="76b5ace3-d928-4f4b-8e8d-1b092a8f36c7" data-vars-headline="Bottoms and Jackson face off in only confirmed Georgia debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/10/05/60-minutes-win-georgia-what-watch-jackson-bottoms-debate/" target="_blank">Tuesday&#x27;s Atlanta News First debate</a> is the only confirmed showdown between Republican billionaire <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Rick Jackson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/07/22/donald-trump-rick-jackson-georgia-governor-jon-ossoff-keisha-lance-bottoms" data-vars-content-id="76b5ace3-d928-4f4b-8e8d-1b092a8f36c7" data-vars-headline="Bottoms and Jackson face off in only confirmed Georgia debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/07/22/donald-trump-rick-jackson-georgia-governor-jon-ossoff-keisha-lance-bottoms" target="_self">Rick Jackson</a> and Democrat <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Keisha Lance Bottoms" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/06/01/jon-ossoff-keisha-lance-bottoms-atlanta-democrats-rally" data-vars-content-id="76b5ace3-d928-4f4b-8e8d-1b092a8f36c7" data-vars-headline="Bottoms and Jackson face off in only confirmed Georgia debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/06/01/jon-ossoff-keisha-lance-bottoms-atlanta-democrats-rally" target="_self">Keisha Lance Bottoms</a>, and it takes place with just one week until early voting starts.

Collins wins Georgia GOP Senate runoff, advances to Ossoff fight

Collins wins Georgia GOP Senate runoff, will face Ossoff

The result sets up one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races.

Republican Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mike Collins " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/27/mike-collins-georgia-senate-race-trump" data-vars-content-id="ca5bcfa3-dd63-4eab-ab4e-c8090386aff1" data-vars-headline="Collins wins Georgia GOP Senate runoff, advances to Ossoff fight" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/27/mike-collins-georgia-senate-race-trump" target="_self">Mike Collins </a>on Tuesday defeated Derek Dooley and will face off against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in November.Why it matters: President <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Trump" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" data-vars-content-id="ca5bcfa3-dd63-4eab-ab4e-c8090386aff1" data-vars-headline="Collins wins Georgia GOP Senate runoff, advances to Ossoff fight" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_self">Trump</a> endorsed Collins after the May 19 primary. He now faces a well-funded Democratic incumbent who&#x27;s won a statewide campaign in Georgia before.<ul><li>Republicans view the Georgia Democrat&#x27;s seat as key to maintaining control of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="U.S. Senate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/gop-senate-midterms-2026" data-vars-content-id="ca5bcfa3-dd63-4eab-ab4e-c8090386aff1" data-vars-headline="Collins wins Georgia GOP Senate runoff, advances to Ossoff fight" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/gop-senate-midterms-2026" target="_self">U.S. Senate</a>.</li></ul>

Early voting begins for June 16 primary runoff election

Voters will cast ballots in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate and governor's races and other statewide offices.

Early voting is now underway for the June 16 primary runoff election for several statewide and local races.Why it matters: Voters are returning to the polls to pick state leaders who will decide important issues that affect their everyday lives.

Georgia primary voters choose nominees in high-stakes 2026 races

More than 1 million voters cast early ballots before Tuesday's statewide primary contests.

Georgia voters head to the polls Tuesday in high-stakes primaries for statewide offices, legislative seats and unusually contentious judicial races.Why it matters: Georgia&#x27;s primaries are an early test of voter enthusiasm in one of the country&#x27;s top battleground states and set the stage for a potential overhaul of state government.

Early voting begins across Georgia

Low-turnout primaries could shape Georgia's top offices and major policy decisions statewide.

Early voting starts Monday for wide-open races to lead some of Georgia&#x27;s most powerful offices — plus low-profile contests that could have an outsized impact.Why it matters: Voters are picking state leaders who will decide important issues that affect their everyday lives, from energy bills to criminal justice.

Rick Jackson's $50 million ad blitz worked in GOP governor primary

A late entry and massive TV spending vaulted Jackson past better-known rivals before voters tuned in.

Republican Rick Jackson has spent an extraordinary $50 million of his own cash on a late-entry TV blitz that reshaped his party&#x27;s gubernatorial primary almost overnight.Why it matters: The billionaire&#x27;s self-funded TV advertising barrage quickly turned him from an unknown and untested candidate into a frontrunner, showing how money can reorder a race before voters fully engage.

Chairman: Fulton is Trump's testing ground for 2026 election efforts

Chairman Robb Pitts warns an FBI raid could be related to an effort to suppress and shape the 2026 vote.

Fulton County is a test case for President Trump&#x27;s efforts to tilt the 2026 election and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reshape" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/23/mail-in-voting-trump-pew-poll" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/23/mail-in-voting-trump-pew-poll" target="_self">reshape</a> the way <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Americans vote" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/trump-redistricting-republican-100-seats-mail-voting" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/trump-redistricting-republican-100-seats-mail-voting" target="_self">Americans vote</a>, county Chairman Robb Pitts said Wednesday.Why it matters: The Jan. 28 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="FBI raid" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/29/kash-patel-fbi-georgia-fulton-county-raid-ballots" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/29/kash-patel-fbi-georgia-fulton-county-raid-ballots" target="_self">FBI raid</a> of the Fulton County office and Trump&#x27;s recent comments that Republicans should &quot;nationalize&quot; elections have renewed concerns the president is seeking retribution over 2020 — and have <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="raised" data-vars-click-url="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election" target="_blank">raised</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="alarms" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/opinion/trump-midterms-election-security.html" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/opinion/trump-midterms-election-security.html" target="_blank">alarms</a> about 2026 interference, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Axios&#x27; Avery Lotz reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/04/trump-nationalize-election-2020-fraud-claims" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/04/trump-nationalize-election-2020-fraud-claims" target="_self">Axios&#x27; Avery Lotz reports</a>.<ul><li>Control of Congress is on the line in this year&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="critical midterm" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/2026-midterm-elections" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/2026-midterm-elections" target="_self">critical midterm</a>, which could <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="derail" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/01/mike-johnson-texas-special-election-menefee" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/01/mike-johnson-texas-special-election-menefee" target="_self">derail</a> Trump&#x27;s MAGA agenda. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democrats have" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/01/taylor-rehmet-leigh-wambsganss-texas-senate" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/01/taylor-rehmet-leigh-wambsganss-texas-senate" target="_self">Democrats have</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="outperformed Republicans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/06/inside-tuesdays-blowout-democrats-breakthroughs" data-vars-content-id="3d9bad53-ce8c-4b0a-bc77-5af8981f4e91" data-vars-headline="Chairman: Fulton is Trump&#x27;s testing ground for 2026 election efforts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/06/inside-tuesdays-blowout-democrats-breakthroughs" target="_self">outperformed Republicans</a> in recent races.</li></ul>

Election 🗳️

What to know about Georgia's 3 constitutional amendments

Nearly 7,000 Fulton County voters face residency review

Bottoms, Jackson clash over Flock cameras, data centers in Georgia debate

Bottoms and Jackson face off in only confirmed Georgia debate

Collins wins Georgia GOP Senate runoff, advances to Ossoff fight