蒙大拿州为定于2026年投票的无党派法院选举倡议扫清了道路。 Montana clears path for nonpartisan court elections initiative, set for 2026 ballot.

蒙大拿州立宪法倡议132旨在将无党派司法选举写入州立宪法,清除了法律障碍,允许开始签名集会。 Montana’s Constitutional Initiative 132, aimed at enshrining nonpartisan judicial elections in the state constitution, has cleared legal hurdles, allowing signature gathering to begin. 蒙大拿最高法院裁定总检察长修改后的选票摘要误导,命令使用澄清这项措施的原版,以维护而不是改变现有的非党派选举。 The Montana Supreme Court ruled the attorney general’s revised ballot summary misleading, ordering the use of the original version that clarifies the measure would preserve, not change, existing nonpartisan elections. 法院还否决了第二项提案,即第6号选票,理由是将一项修正案的多项改动合并在一起。 The court also blocked a second proposal, Ballot Issue #6, for combining multiple changes in one amendment. 包括前法官在内的支持者认为,非党派选举保护司法独立,而批评者则说政党标签有助于选民评估司法倾向。 Supporters, including former justices, argue nonpartisan elections protect judicial independence, while critics say party labels help voters assess judicial leanings. 该倡议现在将迈向2026年11月的投票。 The initiative will now move toward the November 2026 ballot.