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House votes to let Kansas voters decide how to select Supreme Court justices, sending amendment to ballot
Summary
After hours of debate over whether to keep the merit‑selection system or return to direct election of justices, the Kansas House voted to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would permit voters to choose how justices are selected.
TOPEKA — The Kansas House voted Wednesday to put a constitutional amendment before voters that would let Kansans choose whether to elect Supreme Court justices instead of using the state’s current merit selection commission.
Representative Matt Humphreys, the bill’s carrier, told members the measure is a voter‑choice question: “This is about letting the people decide if how they would like our judicial selection to continue from here on,” he said, explaining the resolution would allow the public to decide selection method at the ballot box.
Supporters framed the change as returning power to voters. Representative Lewis urged…
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