1. United States
2. Kan.
3. Letter

Vote NO to the bill that wants voters to elect our Kansas supreme Court justices. Under the current merit-based system, a nine-member judicial nominating commission that consists of five attorneys and four laypeople creates a list of potential appointees, and the sitting governor selects a justice from that list. Kansas Supreme Court justices serve six-year terms, but only if they are retained by voters. Appointed justices undergo a retention vote in a general election once they’ve served for a year and subsequently every six years. Justices should not need to run for election. This should not be politicized. Voters already have a say when they vote to retain.