Bill Text: HI HB340 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Require The Judicial Selection Commission To Be Guided By Principles Of Merit In The Selection Of Judicial Nominations And The Retention Of Judges And Justices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Referred to JDC/WAM. [HB340 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB340-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"MERIT PRINCIPLES
Section 1.5. The
judicial selection commission shall be guided by principles of merit in the
selection of judicial nominations and the retention of judges and justices."
SECTION 2. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
"Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to require the judicial selection commission to be guided by principles of merit in the selection of judicial nominations and the retention of judges and justices?"
SECTION 3. New constitutional material is underscored. SECTION 4. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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Report Title:
Constitutional Amendment; Judicial Selection Commission; Merit Principles
Description:
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to require the judicial selection commission to be guided by principles of merit in the selection of judicial nominations and the retention of judges and justices.
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