Judicial Amendment Supporters Target Opponents’ Funding Source

GOP messaging on Kansas judicial selection amendment has a democracy-sized sincerity problem

Supporters of an amendment calling for the election of Kansas Supreme Court justices sound pretty hypocritical, writes our columnist. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)As early voting in Kansas continues, the Vote Yes campaign on the judicial selection amendment seems to have a messaging problem. If you believe the yard signs and social media posts, the Kansas Republican Party is all-in on democracy. It wants voters to Choose Democracy and Vote Ye…

Kansas voters deserve a direct voice in judicial picks

State Sen. Kenny Titus argues that Kansas voters should elect judges to end control by political gatekeepers.

Kansas voters to decide whether to make Supreme Court justices electable

Kansas voters will soon decide whether to keep the current system of nominating justices to the state’s Supreme Court or to replace it with direct elections. Under the current system, candidates are vetted by a nine-member commission. After a series of public hearings, the commission selects three finalists that the governor selects from.  All voters, including independents, can vote on the proposed constitutional amendment Aug. 4. A “yes” vote …

Judicial amendment supporters target opponents’ funding source

A new ad started running Wednesday morning that takes aim at the sources funding the campaign against a constitutional amendment that calls for electing justices to the Kansas Supreme Court. The ad rolled out by Kansans for Democracy highlights the millions dollars that are bankrolling the opposition to the amendment, saying the "radical left" is trying to influence who sits on the Kansas Supreme Court. The amendment would abolish a nine-person …