Louisiana Constitutional Amendment: Louisiana Judiciary Commission Investigation of Sitting Judges Amendment (December 2024)
In 2024, voters in Louisiana will be able to vote on changing the constitution in their state. The state constitution is a set of laws that say what the government can and cannot do. A change in the constitution is called an amendment. The constitution will change if enough people vote for the amendment.
Judiciary Commission Investigation of Sitting Judges Amendment is about supervision of judges. If it passes:
The way judges are watched over will change
Five more people will be added to the Judiciary Commission
Judiciary Commission: a group of people who make sure that judges are doing their jobs the right way. They check on judges to make sure they are being fair and following the rules. If a judge does something wrong, the commission looks into it and tries to fix the problem.
The Supreme Court will be able to punish judges if they do something wrong while they're working.
The Judiciary Commission will be in charge of looking into problems and telling the Supreme Court what to do about them.
Voting “yes” for this amendment means you want it to become law.
Voting “no” for this amendment means you do NOT want it to become law.
Additional Context & Our Stance:
This change will make the state’s power more clear when investigating current judges for bad practices. Many people want accountability for judges. Accountability for judges means making sure judges are doing their jobs right in Louisiana. More accountability means judges have to do their jobs right when they handle cases, including disability rights cases.
Disabled voters and those who care about us should vote YES to Louisiana Constitutional Amendment: “Judiciary Commission Investigation of Sitting Judges Amendment.”
Voting YES means you want to change the Louisiana constitution so that there is more power to make sure judges are doing their jobs right in Louisiana.