Speaker ProTem Snowden files bill to make judicial candidates declare party, run in primary

Bill would make judicial elections partisan

Now, a bill has been filed in the House by Speaker Pro-Tem Greg Snowden, R-Meridian, to make judicial elections partisan contests.

Under House Bill 496, candidates for judicial offices would have to list party affiliation and run in party primaries.

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