Oklahoma State Question 752 (2010)

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Oklahoma State Question 752, or the Judicial Nominating Commission Act, is scheduled to appear on the 2010 state ballot in Oklahoma as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment.

If approved, SQ 752 would change the way judges in Oklahoma are chosen through an amendment to Article VII-B.[1]

Ballot language

The ballot language that Oklahoma voters will see reads as follows:[2]

This measure amends a section of the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 3 of Article 7-B. The measure deals with the Judicial Nomination Commission. This Commission selects nominees to be appointed judges or justices, when a vacancy occurs. The Commission selects three, sometimes four, qualified nominees. The Governor must appoint one of the nominees.
The amendment adds two at-large members to the Commission. At-large members can come from any Oklahoma congressional district. The Senate President Pro Tempore appoints one of the new at-large members. The Speaker of the House of Representatives appoints the other. At-large members can not be lawyers. Nor can they have a lawyer in their immediate family. Nor can more than two at-large members be from the same political party.
Six non-at-large members are appointed by the Governor. They cannot be Oklahoma lawyers. The measure adds a new qualification for non-lawyer members. They can not have a lawyer from any state in their immediate family. Each congressional district must have at least one non-lawyer member.
Six lawyer members are elected by members of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Each congressional district must have a least one lawyer member.

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References

  1. ↑ Legislative Briefs
  2. ↑ Oklahoma Secretary of State, "Proposed State Questions"

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