Ballot Initiatives

Changes provisions related to the Judicial Nominating Commission, which has the duty of nominating state judges to the governor to appoint. It stipulates that appointments should be made using the current congressional districts instead of the districts as the districts were constituted when this section of the constitution was originally adopted in 1967. It allows a person to serve on the Commission even if they are a licensed attorney or have a member of their family who is a licensed attorney. It changes the terms so that with the exception of at-large members, the term would be for six years. It removes restrictions based on political party membership. It removes a provision that prohibits a Commission member from succeeding himself or herself on the Commission.