Key Votes
SJR 710 - Amends Judicial Appointment Process - Key Vote
Tennessee Key Votes
Jimmy Matlock voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 26, 2012 House Joint Resolution Passed
- April 23, 2012 Senate Joint Resolution Passed
- March 21, 2012 Introduced
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS. FIRST, IT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE. SECOND, IT REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL BY THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOLLOWING AN ELECTION YEAR, AND THIRD APPROVAL BY THE VOTERS DURING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION. THE GOVERNOR CAN VETO THE JOINT RESOLUTION DURING ANY YEAR THE LEGISLATURE PASSES AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Stage Details
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (House) (70-27) - April 26, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Amends Judicial Appointment Process
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that requires legislative confirmation of Supreme Court and appellate court nominees, and following a satisfactory performance evaluation, the judges will be submitted to a retention election by eligible voters.
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS. FIRST, IT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE. SECOND, IT REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL BY THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOLLOWING AN ELECTION YEAR, AND THIRD APPROVAL BY THE VOTERS DURING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION. THE GOVERNOR CAN VETO THE JOINT RESOLUTION DURING ANY YEAR THE LEGISLATURE PASSES AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (Senate) (22-9) - April 23, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Amends Judicial Appointment Process
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that requires legislative confirmation of Supreme Court and appellate court nominees, and following a satisfactory performance evaluation, the judges will be submitted to a retention election by eligible voters.
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS. FIRST, IT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE. SECOND, IT REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL BY THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOLLOWING AN ELECTION YEAR, AND THIRD APPROVAL BY THE VOTERS DURING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION. THE GOVERNOR CAN VETO THE JOINT RESOLUTION DURING ANY YEAR THE LEGISLATURE PASSES AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (Senate) - March 21, 2012
Title: Amends Judicial Appointment Process
