Plan to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices scrutinized by critics, including court’s former chief - Newton Kansan
- The Kansas House voted 84-40 to place a constitutional amendment on the August 2026 ballot for electing Supreme Court justices in Kansas.
- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach stated that polling indicates 74% of Kansans support direct elections for justices.
- The proposed amendment does not specify if justices would be elected statewide or by districts, nor if races would be partisan.
- Democrats criticized the amendment, fearing it would empower wealthy donors and politicize the judiciary.
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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…
Plan to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices scrutinized by critics, including court’s former chief - Newton Kansan
By: Anna KaminskiKansasReflector.com TOPEKA — Changing the way Kansas Supreme Court justices get on the bench is a way of “giving power back to the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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