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Georgia Political Party Advisory Questions (May 2022)

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Georgia Political Party Advisory Questions
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TypeAdvisory questions
OriginDemocratic Party of Georgia and Republican Party of Georgia

The Republican Party and Democratic Party placed nonbinding advisory questions on the May 24, 2022, statewide primary ballots. Republican ballots featured 13 questions, and Democratic ballots featured six questions.[1] [2]

The Democratic and Republican primaries were open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.

Click here to learn more about Georgia's elections in 2022.


Overview

What is an advisory question?

See also: Advisory question

An advisory question is a type of ballot measure in which citizens vote on a non-binding question. The largest difference between an advisory vote and any other type of ballot measure is that the outcome of the ballot question will not result in a new, changed, or rejected law or constitutional amendment. Rather, the advisory question symbolically makes heard the general opinion of the voting population in regard to the issue at hand. Political parties place nonbinding questions on ballots to gauge voters' priorities.

Republican Party questions

The Georgia Republican Party placed 13 nonbinding propositions on the June 9 statewide primary ballot.[3]

Question 1

Question 1 was as follows:[2]

“ The Biden administration has stopped building the border wall and illegal border crossings have dramatically increased. Should securing our border be a national priority?[4] ”
Republican Party Question 1
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 1,044,564 93.20%
No76,1756.80%

Question 2

Question 2 was as follows:[2]

“ Education is the largest line item in the state budget. Should education dollars follow the student to the school that best fits their need, whether it is public, private, magnet, charter, virtual or homeschool?[4] ”
Republican Party Question 2
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 873,655 78.78%
No235,33921.22%

Question 3

Question 3 was as follows:[2]

“ Florida has passed a law to stop social media platforms from influencing political campaigns by censoring candidates. Should Georgia pass such a law to protect free speech in political campaigns?[4] ”
Republican Party Question 3
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 921,457 83.90%
No176,80016.10%

Question 4

Question 4 was as follows:[2]

“ Two of the three current federal work visa programs are lottery based. Should federal work visas instead be issued on job skill?[4] ”
Republican Party Question 4
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 931,415 86.52%
No145,17613.48%

Question 5

Question 5 was as follows:[2]

“ Biological males who identify as females have begun competing in female sports. Should schools in Georgia allow biological males to compete in female sports?[4] ”
Republican Party Question 5
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No1,076,20596.30%
Yes 41,350 3.42%

Question 6

Question 6 was as follows:[2]

“ To prevent ballot tampering, state law prohibits political operatives from handling absentee ballots once they have been marked by the voter. To protect the integrity of our elections, should the enforcement of laws against ballot tampering be a priority?[4] ”
Republican Party Question 6
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 1,057,025 95.33%
No51,7934.67%

Question 7

Question 7 was as follows:[2]

“ Absentee drop boxes are vulnerable to illegal ballot trafficking. Should absentee ballot drop boxes be eliminated?[4] ”
Republican Party Question 7
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 947,582 85.27%
No163,63014.73%

Question 8

Question 8 was as follows:[2]

“ Crime has dramatically increased throughout the country including in our capital city of Atlanta. Should the citizens of residential areas like the Buckhead community of Atlanta be allowed to vote to create their own city governments and police departments?[4] ”
Republican Party Question 8
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 868,385 79.77%
No220,26320.23%

Democratic Party questions

The Georgia Democratic Party placed nine nonbinding propositions on the May 24 statewide primary ballot.[1]

Question 1

Question 1 was as follows:[1]

“ Should the United States remove obstacles to economic advancement by forgiving all student loan debt?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 1
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 568,976 85.06%
No99,95114.94%

Question 2

Question 2 was as follows:[1]

“ Should all Georgians have access to paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 2
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 638,708 95.27%
No31,6854.73%

Question 3

Question 3 was as follows:[1]

“ Should every three- and four-year-old in Georgia be given the opportunity to attend a high-quality preschool free of charge?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 3
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 645,811 96.22%
No25,3893.78%

Question 4

Question 4 was as follows:[1]

“ Should Georgia voters have the right to gather signed petitions to directly place questions on the ballot, whether to change the law or poll the public?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 4
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 579,079 87.69%
No81,26812.31%

Question 5

Question 5 was as follows:[1]

“ Should families earning less than $150,000 per year receive an expanded tax credit to help cover the costs of raising children?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 5
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 593,274 88.86%
No74,33911.14%

Question 6

Question 6 was as follows:[1]

“ Should the State of Georgia expand access to health care for over half a million Georgians by utilizing federal funds to expand Medicaid?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 6
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 648,884 96.92%
No20,6513.08%

Question 7

Question 7 was as follows:[1]

“ Should the State of Georgia expand voter access by increasing early voting opportunities, allow same-day voter registration, removing obstacles to voting by mail, and installing secure ballot drop boxes, accessible at all times, through Election Day?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 7
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 639,256 95.59%
No29,4934.41%

Question 8

Question 8 was as follows:[1]

“ Should marijuana be legalized, taxed, and regulated in the same manner as alcohol for adults 21 years of age or older, with proceeds going towards education, infrastructure, and health care programs?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 8
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 537,714 80.51%
No130,18219.49%

Question 9

Question 9 was as follows:[1]

“ Should the State of Georgia incentivize the development of clean, renewable energy sources to support America’s energy independence?[4] ”
Democratic Party Question 9
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 644,219 96.99%
No20,0143.01%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 DeKalb County, Georgia, "Official Democratic sample ballots," accessed April 16, 2022
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 DeKalb County, Georgia, "Official Republican sample ballots," accessed April 16, 2022
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named text
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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