Measure on the ballot in the 2016 Multistate 2016 General Election in Mississippi.
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Get StartedA “yes” vote supports a proposed state Constitutional amendment to raise the age at which justices, judges, and justices of the peace are required to retire from 70 years old to 75 years old
A "no" vote supports leaving the retirement age for judges unchanged
People are living longer and 70 is no longer the late stage of life it once was; aging affects people differently, in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
Judges gain wisdom and experience through years on the bench, in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
Older, more experienced judges are valuable to the judicial system, in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
Allowing judges to stay on the bench for a longer tenure gives the courts more power, in opposition to Amendment 1 (Learn more)
Older judges may have certain prejudices from their years of service, and allowing newer judges to replace them could make the justice system fairer and more effective, in opposition to Amendment 1 (Learn more)
Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years, instead of the current requirement that they be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70?
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