Backers of the Nonpartisan Court Plan released results from a poll that says voters would reject proposals to repeal it.

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Secretary of State Jason Kander announced that the petitions have met state standards and may now begin circulating in an effort to collect enough signatures to get on state ballots in November 2014.

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A lawsuit is challenging the way proposed changes to the Nonpartisan Court Plan are being described on the November ballot.

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With a 19-12 vote on Tuesday afternoon, the Senate sent the proposed constitutional amendment to the Missouri House, where it would need to pass before going to the voters.

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Missouri’s Nonpartisan Court Plan may be back in the legislative crosshairs amid growing criticism of last week’s release of judicially drawn state political districts.

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Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice William Ray Price, Jr. once again promoted alternative courts in his annual State of the Judiciary address Wednesday in Jefferson City.

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A group that favors the status quo in judicial selection says a group that wants Missouri to adopt partisan election of judges fell short in collecting signatures. The Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts Action Fund got copies of the ...

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The Missouri Senate tackled alterations to the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan for the first time last year. But after the measure failed to come to a vote in the Senate, legislative prospects are dim this year for changing the system ...

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For the first time, the Missouri Supreme Court will release the names of those interviewed for judicial vacancies in the courts falling under the Nonpartisan Court Plan. The high court announced Monday it will release the names of every applicant ...

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In the fight over Missouri’s method of selecting judges, history tends to repeat itself very quickly. Late last week, attorneys filed two legal challenges to a proposed constitutional initiative petition that would repeal the state’s Nonpartisan Court Plan. The proposal, ...

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The voting is on. Across the state, counties that have adopted the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan are selecting a new member of their judicial commission. Voting began last week, but attorneys have until Nov. 7 to deliver their ballots to ...

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