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KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE State supreme court elections are often ignored by the public and the media, but they can have a dramatic impact on public policy, especially in the post-Roe v. Wade era, when abortion policy is being sent back to the states. Numerically, 2024 is a very big year for such elections: They will be held in 33 states. And in several of those states, ideological control of the court could shift depending on the results. This year, Michigan, Ohio, Montana, North Carolina, Kentucky, Arizona, and Florida will be home to some of the most consequential supreme court elections.
A dozen GOP lawmakers are calling for a special session to consider bills allowing Supreme Court judge candidates to list their party affiliation on the ballot. In their letter to the Secretary of State requesting the special session, the Republicans said with an election to fill two vacant seats on the state Supreme Court this […] The post GOP legislators call for special session to make Supreme Court races partisan appeared first on Daily Montanan.
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