Measure on the ballot in the 2022 Louisiana General Election in Louisiana.
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Get Started1. The present constitution provides for gubernatorial appointment of certain members to the State Civil Service Commission. 2. The proposed constitution retains present constitution and requires members appointed by the Governor to be confirmed by the Senate.
A ""yes"" vote supports amending the constitution to require that members of the State Civil Service Commission appointed by the Governor, also be confirmed by the Louisiana State Senate.
A ""no"" vote supports maintaining the current constitution that allows for gubernatorial appointment of certain State Civil Service Commission members without Senate confirmation.
"Giving state senators the chance to question and vet the qualifications of the six gubernatorial appointees to the commission offers a layer of checks and balances and provides more public oversight and accountability to the selection process" - Lafayette Daily Advertiser, in support of Proposed Amendment No. 2 (Learn more)
"Requiring Senate confirmation of appointees to a commission that deals with civil service issues injects politics and the potential for political meddling into a panel that is supposed to handle decisions apolitically." - Lafayette Daily Advertiser, in opposition to Proposed Amendment No. 2 (Learn more)
"The Senate traditionally gives its individual members the privilege to block confirmation of appointees from their home districts to boards and commissions. The decisions are made behind closed doors, and no reason has to be given." - Lafayette Daily Advertiser, in opposition to Proposed Amendment No. 2 (Learn more)
"I could not come up with one single reason why we did not put confirmation in the constitution when we created it, I just don't know. There's just really no good reason why we did not put the confirmation of these members." - Sen. Cleo Fields, in support of Proposed Amendment No. 2 (Learn more)
Do you support an amendment to make appointed members of the State Civil Service Commission subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate?
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