Initiative Petition

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Ballot Summary

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

• repeal the current nonpartisan court plan used to select judges and the current prohibition on judges participating in political campaigns;
• select all judges through partisan elections; and
• reduce the terms for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges from 12 to 8 years?

Most local election authorities estimate no costs or savings, however, some local election authorities may incur estimated costs of $25,000 to $184,536 for each general election if the proposal results in the need for additional ballot pages. The proposal may result in an estimated savings of $7,741 to state governmental entities.