3E Relating to judicial selection

ARTICLE 1- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VI, sections 7 and 8 for retention elections for judges; specifying transition provisions

ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY PROVISIONS

Excluding judicial retention election form the definition of ballot question; modifying the definitions of candidate and election for judicial retention purposes; providing for first registration; modifying reporting requirements; specifying provisions relating to retention of judges; providing for judicial retention elections; creating a judicial performance evaluation commission, specifying certain duties and membership requirement, requiring commission nominees gubernatorial submission; specifying certain transition requirements; revisor instruction; repealing the judicial offices designation of incumbents ballot form and the uncontested judicial office canary ballot for nonpartisan offices
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