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Committee advances ACA 8 to let voters petition to put appellate and Supreme Court retention contests on the ballot
Summary
ACA 8, authored by Assemblymember Pellerin, would place appellate and Supreme Court retention elections on the ballot only if a petition by registered voters requests inclusion. The committee passed the measure and will send it to Appropriations.
The Assembly Elections Committee on July 16 voted to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 and re-refer it to the Committee on Appropriations. ACA 8, introduced by Assemblymember Pellerin, would ask voters whether to amend the California Constitution so that appellate and Supreme Court justices appear on retention ballots only if a petition by registered voters is filed; absent a petition, the justice would be retained without appearing on the ballot.
Pellerin told the committee that retention contests routinely add a…
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