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North Carolina May Convert from Non-Partisan Judicial Elections to Partisan Judicial Elections

Posted on February 8, 2013 by admin

On January 31, North Carolina State Senators Thom Goolsby (R-Wilmington) and Jerry Tillman (R-Archdale) introduced SB 39. It would make all state judicial elections partisan, whether for State Supreme Court, State Court of Appeals, or District Court. According to this article, there is a fair chance the bill will pass.

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:-) on February 8, 2013 at 11:57 am said:

Cool.
kevin on February 8, 2013 at 12:01 pm said:

I would be shocked if this did not pass.
Demo Rep on February 8, 2013 at 12:04 pm said:

P.R. legislative

and nonpartisan App.V – executive/judicial

Difficult only for EVIL robot party hacks.
Chris Cole on February 8, 2013 at 1:11 pm said:

Judicial elections in NC used to be partisan. The General Assembly made them non-partisan when Republicans started winning judgeships, especially on the state Supreme Court.