UPDATED: Judicial elections bill will (?) get hearing in House
Rep. Joe Mullery has yielded to pressure and will hold a hearing this afternoon on a proposal to overhaul the way judicial elections are conducted. The Minneapolis DFLer had previously been dismissive...
View ArticleJudicial elections hearing will likely take place next week
Rep. Joe Mullery finally gave in to pressure from DFL leaders and agreed to hold a hearing on a proposal to overhaul the state's judicial-election system. A hastily scheduled meeting of the House's...
View ArticleJudicial retention elections bill resurfaces with GOP support
A proposal to replace contested judicial contests with so-called retention elections has been introduced in the House. Rep. Michael Beard, R-Shakopee, is the lead sponsor of the measure, which would...
View ArticleSen. Hann intends to pull name from retention election bill
Advocates of overhauling the state's judicial elections have lost a key co-sponsor heading into the 2012 legislative session. Sen. David Hann, chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, says he...
View ArticleJudicial retention elections proposal surfaces again at Capitol
Legislation that would replace contested judicial elections with an up-or-down vote on sitting judges has been introduced in both legislative chambers. Similar proposals have been put forward in each...
View ArticleCourt fines GOP activist Bonn Clayton $1,200 for violating campaign laws
Veteran GOP activist Bonn Clayton knowingly disseminated false information about the state Republican Party's stance on judicial elections in 2012, a three judge panel has ruled. Clayton was issued a...
View ArticleGulf in fundraising for judicial candidates
In the Supreme Court races, the incumbents had sizeable fundraising leads over their challengers.
View ArticleDon’t fix judicial elections, eliminate them
The federal system — with the president making the appointments — works just fine.
View ArticleEmotions flare at forum on judicial election reform
Panelists encountered strong feelings from audience members at yesterday's forum on judicial election reform at the Humphrey Institute.
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