HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	340
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO REQUIRE THE judicial selection commission TO be guided by principles of merit in the selection of judicial nominations and the retention of judges and justices.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"MERIT PRINCIPLES

Section 1.5. The judicial selection commission shall be guided by principles of merit in the selection of judicial nominations and the retention of judges and justices."

SECTION 2. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:

"Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to require the judicial selection commission to be guided by principles of merit in the selection of judicial nominations and the retention of judges and justices?"

SECTION 3. New constitutional material is underscored. SECTION 4. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Constitutional Amendment; Judicial Selection Commission; Merit Principles

Description:

Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to require the judicial selection commission to be guided by principles of merit in the selection of judicial nominations and the retention of judges and justices.

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