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Arkansas Judicial Appointments, Alternate Proposal (1980)

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The Arkansas Judicial Appointments Alternate Proposal was on the ballot in Arkansas on November 4, 1980, as a constitutional convention referral, where it was voted that supreme court justices and court of appeals judges should be selected by nonpartisan elections rather than by merit-based appointment.[1][2]

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Arkansas Alternate Proposal
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd Merit-based appointment 264,849 44.22%
Approveda Nonpartisan election 334,092 55.78%

Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State

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  1. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Amendments 1938-2010," accessed August 26, 2015
  2. ↑ Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Referenda Elections for Arkansas," accessed August 26, 2015
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