SCR 1611: Judicial Selection Amendment

  • Status: Active
  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: Senate Concurrent Resolution 1611
  • Session: 2025
  • Latest Update: February 10, 2025
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Summary

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for direct election of supreme court justices and abolish the supreme court nominating commission.

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Mar 19, 2025
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ACLU of Kansas reacts to state legislature’s attempt to rewrite constitution and politicize state Supreme Court  

This is a blatant attack by the legislators on our justices, and it’s part of a decades-long pattern of politicians attempting to punish the judicial branch for issuing decisions on education and reproductive freedom that they disagree with."
Issue Areas: Voting Rights, Reproductive Freedom