Plan to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices scrutinized by critics, including court’s former chief - Newton Kansan

Kansas House endorses plan to elect Supreme Court justices, placing question on August 2026 ballot

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas voters will decide next year whether to rewrite the state’s constitution to turn the Kansas Supreme Court into an elected office.

Kansas Voters Will Decide Whether to Hold Open Elections for State Supreme Court

The Kansas Supreme Court, made up mostly of jurists appointed by Democrats, has long served as a check on the Republican-dominated Legislature. The justices have established a statewide right to abortion. They have told Republican leaders that they were not spending enough on schools. And they have weathered repeated attempts to tip the court’s balance of power toward conservatives. But the high court, which is officially nonpartisan, could soon…

Kansas voters will decide if they want to vote for Supreme Court justices

The Kansas House of Representatives has ensured voters will vote on a constitutional amendment that would restore popular election of justices to the state Supreme Court.The House passed the resolution March 19 putting the issue on the August 2026 ballot with an 84-40 vote. The state Senate earlier passed the resolution with a 27-13 vote.If voters approve the amendment, they would be electing justices to six-year terms starting in 2028.Kansas At…

AFP-Kansas Celebrates Passage of Judicial Selection Process Reform, Urges Voters to Support Ballot Measure - Americans for Prosperity

Topeka, KS—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) celebrates the final passage of SCR 1611 which will create a constitutional amendment to abolish the Kansas Supreme Court nomination commission and establish the direct election of the Supreme Court justices, reflective of the original Kansas Constitution that was written with the intent to make all political power inherent in the people. Through door knocking, digital ads, and a mail ca…

Kansas will vote on electing state Supreme Court. It’s an opening for abortion opponents

Plan to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices scrutinized by critics, including court’s former chief

Changing the way Kansas Supreme Court justices get on the bench is a way of “giving power back to the people,” according to Senate President Ty Masterson.