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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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shall consist of six lay members and six
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lawyer members. The term of each member
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shall be four years, but the General Assem-
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bly shall prescribe by law shorter terms for
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four of the lay and four of the lawyer mem-
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bers first appointed or elected, in order to es-
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tablish overlapping terms of office. A
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vacancy on the Commission shall be filled
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for the remainder of the term. No member
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shall receive compensation for his service.
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Section 5.17. Trial Courts Nominating Com-
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missions.
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A trial courts nominating commission shall
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make nominations to fill a vacancy on the
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Superior Court or on the District Court. The
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number of commissions and the terms of
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their members shall be prescribed by law.
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Each commission shall have at least six mem-
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bers and shall consist of an equal number of
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lay and lawyer members as prescribed by
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law. No member shall receive compensation
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for his service. Each commission shall make
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nominations to fill vacancies on the Superior
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Court in one or more counties, or on the
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District Court in one or more districts, or
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both, as prescribed by law.
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Section 5.18. Lawyer Members of Nominat-
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ing Commissions.
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Lawyers throughout the State shall elect
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by secret ballot the lawyer members of the
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Appellate Courts Nominating Commission.
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Lawyers of the area for which each trial
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courts nominating commission is established
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shall elect by secret ballot the lawyer mem-
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bers of each commission. Election procedure
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and eligibility of lawyer members of nomi-
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nating commissions and of their electors
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shall be prescribed by law.
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Section 5.19. Lay Members of Nominating
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Commissions.
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The governor shall appoint the lay mem-
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bers of the Appellate Courts Nominating
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Commission from among the qualified voters
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of the State. The governor shall appoint the
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lay members of each trial courts nominating
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commission from among the qualified voters
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of the area for which that commission is es-
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tablished.
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Section 5.20. Restrictions on Members of
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Nominating Commissions.
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During his service on a commission, a
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member shall not hold any public office of
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profit or office in a political party. A member
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shall not be eligible to hold a judicial office
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for two years immediately following his ser-
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