Arizona judicial retention elections

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:judge
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Arizona_Secretary_of_State
gptkbp:appliesTo state judges
appellate judges
superior court judges
gptkbp:ballotQuestion Shall Judge X be retained in office?
gptkbp:compatibleWith justice of the peace
municipal court judges
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstHeld 1974
gptkbp:frequency every 4 years for trial judges
every 6 years for appellate judges
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arizona judicial retention elections
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:relatedTo merit selection system
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Arizona_Constitution
gptkbp:resultIfMajorityNo judge is removed from office
gptkbp:resultIfMajorityYes judge remains in office
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:Commission_on_Judicial_Performance_Review
gptkbp:type nonpartisan
gptkbp:votersDecide whether a judge remains in office
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arizona_state_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6