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Constitutional amendment would provide for direct election of Kansas Supreme Court justices
Kansas is the only state in the Union in which an attorney-dominated nominating commission — composed of 5 attorneys and four non-lawyers — selects nominees to the Kansas Supreme Court. An amendment to the Kansas Constitution on the ballot on August 4, 2026, would change that. Currently, according to the Kansas Judicial Branch, “when there […] The post Constitutional amendment would provide for direct election of Kansas Supreme Court justices appeared first on The Sentinel.
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