Washington SJR 8207, Limited Jurisdiction Court Judges on Judicial Conduct Commission Amendment (2005)

Washington SJR 8207
Election date November 8, 2005
Topic State judiciary
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Washington SJR 8207 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 8, 2005. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported replacing the term "district court judges" with "limited jurisdiction court judges," allowing them to be selected for the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct.

A “no” vote opposed replacing the term "district court judges" with "limited jurisdiction court judges," allowing them to be selected for the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Election results

Washington SJR 8207
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,102,192	67.55%
No		529,586	32.45%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for SJR 8207 was as follows:

“

The Legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on qualifications for service on the Commission on Judicial Conduct. This amendment would permit one member of the Commission on Judicial Conduct to be selected by and from the judges of all courts of limited jurisdiction. Should this constitutional amendment be approved or rejected?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Washington Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

2005 Measures

• 2005 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• 2005 legislative sessions

Washington

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External links

• Washington Voter Guide (2005)