Connecticut Appointment of Judges Amendment (1934)

Connecticut Appointment of Judges Amendment
Election date November 6, 1934
Topic State judicial selection
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Connecticut Appointment of Judges Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Connecticut on November 6, 1934. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Connecticut Constitution to establish a process for the governor to nominate the following judges for approval by the General Assembly: the supreme court of errors; the superior court; and the courts of common pleas.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Connecticut Constitution to establish a process for the governor to nominate the following judges for approval by the General Assembly: the supreme court of errors; the superior court; and the courts of common pleas.

Election results

Connecticut Appointment of Judges Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		39,560	77.44%
No		11,526	22.56%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Appointment of Judges Amendment was as follows:

“

Article XXVI of the Amendments to the Constitution is amended to read as follows: The judge of the supreme court of errors, of the superior court and of the courts of common pleas shall, upon nomination of the governor, be appointed by the General Assembly in such manner as shall by law be prescribed.

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Connecticut Constitution

In Connecticut, a constitutional amendment can be referred to the ballot after one legislative session or two legislative sessions depending on the vote count.

When an amendment receives a 75% vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment goes on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 114 votes in the Connecticut House of Representatives and 27 votes in the Connecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.

When an amendment receives a simple majority vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment must pass during two successive legislative sessions to go on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 76 votes in the Connecticut House of Representatives and 19 votes in the Connecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.

Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1934 Measures

• 1934 Measures
• State judicial selection on the ballot
• 1934 legislative sessions

Connecticut

• Connecticut ballot measures
• Connecticut ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Connecticut Ballot Question Election Results Archive