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Committee approves bill letting appellate judicial appointees use office titles on nonpartisan ballots
Summary
The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee passed House Bill 12-23 to allow court of appeals and supreme court appointees who have served 12 months to use their office-holder title as a ballot prefix in nonpartisan judicial elections, aligning treatment with district and circuit court appointees.
House Bill 12-23 passed the Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee after a brief presentation and no public opposition.
Representative David Ray, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure “deals with the use of office holder titles, as a prefix on the ballot for certain judicial appointees.” He said current law allows appointees to…
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