The Republican Party and Democratic Party placed nonbinding advisory questions on the May 21, 2024, statewide primary ballots. Republican ballots featured eight questions, and Democratic ballots featured eight questions.[1] [2]
The Democratic and Republican primaries were open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.
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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 eight nonbinding propositions on the May 21 statewide primary ballot.[3]
Question 1
Question 1 was as follows:[2]
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For future elections, do you want hand marked paper ballots, scanned and verified by hand count on live stream video?[4]
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| Republican Party Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 413,880 | 64.32% |
| No | 229,546 | 35.68% |
Question 2
Question 2 was as follows:[2]
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Should the legislature enact the FairTax replacing the state income tax and state sales tax with a consumption tax equal to current state funding and taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty level of spending?[4]
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| Republican Party Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 403,110 | 64.62% |
| No | 220,701 | 35.38% |
Question 3
Question 3 was as follows:[2]
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Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists from serving on the State Elections Board?[4]
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| Republican Party Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 585,126 | 91.91% |
| No | 51,478 | 8.09% |
Question 4
Question 4 was as follows:[2]
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Should the Georgia Republican Primary have a closed primary, meaning that only registered Republicans would be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?[4]
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| Republican Party Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 422,670 | 66.21% |
| No | 215,692 | 33.79% |
Question 5
Question 5 was as follows:[2]
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Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?[4]
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| Republican Party Question 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 534,953 | 83.09% |
| No | 108,906 | 16.91% |
Question 6
Question 6 was as follows:[2]
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Would you support a statewide vote to allow gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue instead of politicians in Atlanta?[4]
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| Republican Party Question 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 521,029 | 81.39% |
| No | 119,105 | 18.61% |
Question 7
Question 7 was as follows:[2]
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Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls. Would you support an amendment to the National Voting Rights Act that would require registered voters to renew their registration every four years?[4]
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| Republican Party Question 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 513,941 | 80.08% |
| No | 127,877 | 19.92% |
Question 8
Question 8 was as follows:[2]
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Do you believe unelected and unaccountable international bureaucrats, like the UN controlled World Health Organization (WHO), should have complete control over management of future pandemics in the United States and authority to regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?[4]
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| Republican Party Question 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 d No | 596,400 | 93.34% |
| Yes | 42,588 | 6.66% |
Democratic Party questions
The Georgia Democratic Party placed eight nonbinding propositions on the May 21 statewide primary ballot.[1]
Question 1
Question 1 was as follows:[1]
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Should the United States and the State of Georgia protect Georgians from gun violence by banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, closing background check loopholes, and passing other common-sense gun safety reforms?[4]
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| Democratic Party Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 523,660 | 91.77% |
| No | 46,980 | 8.23% |
Question 2
Question 2 was as follows:[1]
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Should the State of Georgia incentivize clean energy production as part of a climate policy that recognizes the urgent threat that climate change poses to Georgians’ health, lives and future?[4]
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| Democratic Party Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 529,522 | 93.29% |
| No | 38,080 | 6.71% |
Question 3
Question 3 was as follows:[1]
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Should the State of Georgia expand voter access by allowing same-day voter registration, removing obstacles to voting by mail, and making secure ballot drop boxes accessible at all times through Election Day?[4]
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| Democratic Party Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 501,303 | 88.14% |
| No | 67,432 | 11.86% |
Question 4
Question 4 was as follows:[1]
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Should the State of Georgia protect reproductive freedom by repealing the current six-week abortion ban, restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade and ensuring access to contraceptives, IVF, abortion and other reproductive health care?[4]
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| Democratic Party Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 510,912 | 90.33% |
| No | 54,665 | 9.67% |
Question 5
Question 5 was as follows:[1]
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Should the State of Georgia stop using taxpayer dollars intended for public education to pay for private school vouchers?[4]
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| Democratic Party Question 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 457,949 | 80.57% |
| No | 110,458 | 19.43% |
Question 6
Question 6 was as follows:[1]
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Should the State of Georgia raise the minimum wage to a living wage?[4]
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| Democratic Party Question 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 533,288 | 93.67% |
| No | 36,035 | 6.33% |
Question 7
Question 7 was as follows:[1]
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Should the portion of the Georgia state constitution allowing for involuntary servitude of prisoners and others convicted of offenses be repealed, thus prohibiting all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude statewide?[4]
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| Democratic Party Question 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 441,170 | 79.48% |
| No | 113,899 | 20.52% |
Question 8
Question 8 was as follows:[1]
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Should the State of Georgia improve access to safe, affordable housing by increasing the affordable housing supply, protecting tenants’ rights to habitable living conditions, and cracking down on negligence or abuse by property management companies or landlords?[4]
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| Democratic Party Question 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 532,552 | 93.99% |
| No | 34,081 | 6.01% |
See also
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