Relating to judicial selection

ARTICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution,
article VI, section 7 and 8 establishing retention elections for judges;
creating a judicial performance commission; transition provision

ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY PROVISIONS

Specifying certain statutory provisions; modifying certain political reporting requirements; providing for judicial retention elections; specifying certain transition period requirements; creating an independent judicial performance evaluation commission; specifying certain membership and meetings requirements; classifying data; specifying certain standards and procedures; requiring preparation and distribution of survey forms for performance evaluation purposes; specifying certain evaluation requirements; providing for an evaluation panel and specifying certain
membership requirements and duties; requiring publication of evaluation results; providing for judicial retention elections; prohibiting service on multiple commissions; authorizing the supreme court to assess judicial performance evaluation fees; establishing a judicial performance evaluation fee account; specifying requirements for initial appointments and first meeting of commissioners of the independent judicial performance commission; repealing certain provisions relating to incumbent judicial offices ballot and uncontested judicial offices
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