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Local Option for Selection of Judges and Funding of State Courts

Reference:
Article V, Subsections 10, 11(a)-(b), 12(a), (f), 14; Article XII, Section 22

Summary:
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Provides for future local elections to decide whether to continue electing circuit and county judges or to adopt system of appointment of those judges by governor, with subsequent elections to retain or not retain those judges; provides election procedure for subsequent changes to selection of judges; increases county judges' terms from four to six years; corrects judicial qualifications commission term of office; allocates state courts system funding among state, counties, and users of courts.

Sponsor:
Constitution Revision Commission

Status: Passed
Made Ballot: 05/05/1998 
Ballot Number: 7  
Election Date: 11/03/1998 
 Votes For: 2,028,165   
 Votes Against: 1,536,523   




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