Indiana Judiciary Matters, Amendment 2 (1970)

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The Indiana Judiciary Matters, Amendment 2, also known as Amendment 2, was on the ballot in Indiana on November 3, 1970, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 7. The amendment would change the constitution as follows: “Reorganize the Supreme Court and Appellate Courts into a Supreme Court of 5 to 9 members and a Court of Appeals the number of whose members will be set by the legislature; create the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; permit incumbent members of Supreme Court and Appellate Court to hold over till their respective elective or appointive terms end, subject in the general election immediately preceding expiration of their terms to voter approval or rejection for an additional 10-year period; provide for filling vacancies by the Governor from lists of nominees submitted be a seven member non-partisan Commission and provide for voter approval or rejection of such judges after 2 years of service and every 10 years thereafter; abolish the Clerk of the Supreme Court, and Justices of the Peace as constitutional officers; provide and additional system of discipline and removal of judges by the Supreme Court; and certain other changes.”

Election results

Indiana Amendment 2 (1970)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		527,978	57.73%
No		386,655	42.27%

Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Indiana, 1968-1990

See also

Suggest a link

• Indiana 1970 ballot measures
• 1970 ballot measures
• List of Indiana ballot measures

External links

• Referenda and Primary Elections for Indiana, 1968-1990