Amendment No. 853

Senate Amendment to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 13 (BDR C-916)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend the resolution, page 1, by deleting lines 8 through 10 and inserting:

"[2. The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the term of office of any justice or judge so appointed expires on the first Monday of January following the [next] first general election [.] that is held at least 12 calendar months after the date on which the appointment was made. At that general election, a justice or judge must be elected to fill the remainder of the term.

2. If the date on which the appointment was made is within the 12 calendar months immediately preceding the expiration of the term of the vacated office, the term of office of the justice or judge appointed pursuant to subsection 1 is the remainder of the unexpired term of office.".