Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Missouri Plan (originally the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, also known as the merit plan, or some variation) is a method for the selection of judges. It originated in Missouri in 1940 and has been adopted by several states of the United States. Similar methods are used in some other countries.Under the Plan, a non-partisan commission reviews candidates for a judicial vacancy. The commission then sends to the governor a list of candidates considered best qualified. The governor then has sixty days to select a candidate from the list. If the governor does not make a selection within sixty days, the commission makes the selection.At the general election soonest after the completion of one year's service, the judge must stand in a \"retention election\". If a majority votes against retention, the judge is removed from office, and the process starts anew. If the majority votes in favor of retention, the judge serves out a full term."@en }
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- Missouri_Plan abstract "The Missouri Plan (originally the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, also known as the merit plan, or some variation) is a method for the selection of judges. It originated in Missouri in 1940 and has been adopted by several states of the United States. Similar methods are used in some other countries.Under the Plan, a non-partisan commission reviews candidates for a judicial vacancy. The commission then sends to the governor a list of candidates considered best qualified. The governor then has sixty days to select a candidate from the list. If the governor does not make a selection within sixty days, the commission makes the selection.At the general election soonest after the completion of one year's service, the judge must stand in a \"retention election\". If a majority votes against retention, the judge is removed from office, and the process starts anew. If the majority votes in favor of retention, the judge serves out a full term.".