judgesonmerit.org » education http://judgesonmerit.org Making the move to merit selection for all appellate judges in Pennsylvania Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:25:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Merit Selection – A Better Solution http://judgesonmerit.org/2008/06/02/is-more-voter-education-the-answer/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://judgesonmerit.org/2008/06/02/is-more-voter-education-the-answer/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:47:15 +0000 Shira http://judgesonmerit.org/?p=124 Sometimes, we’re asked whether it’s possible to fix the electoral system, rather than changing to Merit Selection. Our critics often argue that we’d do better to improve voter education when it comes to judicial elections. We agree that voter education is a critical issue, and PMC spends considerable time, energy and resources on voter education initiatives during judicial election cycles. But, we remain convinced that even greatly improved voter education isn’t enough to salvage the elective system. We’re not alone in this assessment.

Blogger David Giacalone at f/k/a parses a discussion about the benefits of increased voter education, and reasons that Merit Selection is the best way to overcome the influence of money on judicial selection.

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