Amendment No. 775

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 22 (BDR C-1368)

Proposed by: Committee on Constitutional Amendments

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 508.

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, line 12, by deleting "three".

Amend the resolution, page 1, by deleting lines 14 and 15 and inserting:

"section. The initial terms of the judges must be staggered so that at least one judge serves for an initial term of 2 years, at least one for 4 years and at least one for 6".

Amend the resolution, page 3, line 41, by deleting "[increased or]" and inserting "increased or".

Amend the resolution, page 4, by deleting lines 9 through 13 and inserting:

"judicial selection.

[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.

3. Each nomination for the supreme court [shall] or the court of".

Amend the resolution, page 4, line 20, by deleting "[4.] 3." and inserting "4.".

Amend the resolution, page 4, line 28, by deleting "[5.] 4." and inserting "5.".

Amend the resolution, page 4, line 34, by deleting "[6.] 5." and inserting "6.".

Amend the resolution, page 5, line 1, by deleting "[7.] 6." and inserting "7.".

Amend the resolution, page 5, line 7, by deleting "[8.] 7." and inserting "8.".