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Ind. Courts - "Veto of done deal could yet be undone"
Here are some earlier ILB entries on HEA 1491 and Governor Daniels veto of the bill which would abolish merit selection of St. Joseph Superior Court Judges and also would create a 6th Cout of Appeals panel. Today, an opinion...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 7, 2009 04:01 PM
Ind. Courts - Gary paper praises Gov. Daniels for HEA 1491 veto
Here is the editorial in the Gary Post-Tribune today:The Lake Superior Court system as we know it today was created in the 1970s under the leadership of state Sen. Adam Benjamin Jr. Benjamin had the wisdom to create a merit...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 22, 2009 02:18 PM
Ind. Law - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette opines on Daniels' vetos
"Perplexing voting veto" is the headline to an editorial today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:Last week, Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into law an election bill that makes voter registration easier. At the same time, and with inadequate...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 17, 2009 09:31 AM
Ind. Courts - More on Daniels' veto of HEA 1491
Ed Ronco has this report in the South Bend Tribune. Some quotes:Gov. Mitch Daniels has vetoed a bill that would have moved St. Joseph Superior Court judges to nonpartisan elections. But the veto doesn't mean the fight is over, said...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 14, 2009 12:52 PM
Ind. Law - Governor acts on HEA 1491 - St. Joseph Superior Court Judges; 6th COA panel [Updated]
Governor Daniels this afternoon has acted to veto HEA 1491. Here is the Governor's veto message:The current method of selecting judges for the St. Joseph Superior Court has prevailed successfully for 35 years. It is a model to be emulated,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 13, 2009 04:13 PM
Ind. Law - Governor acts on election law bills [Updated]
Governor Daniels has signed one election law bill, HEA 1346, which will permit online voter registration, but vetoed another, SEA 209, which dealt with provisional ballots and voting centers, saying:While this bill contains provisions that would make the act of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 12, 2009 03:05 PM
Ind. Courts - "A case for veto of court-expansion bill"
The ILB has had a long list of entries on HEA 1491, the bill now pending the Governor's signature, that would change the method of selection of judges in St. Joe County, plus add a new sixth panel to the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 5, 2009 06:54 AM
Ind. Courts - More on: Conferees agreed to version of St. Joe judges selection bill; my thoughts
Updating this ILB entry from Tuesday, HEA 1491 is now ready for submission to the Governor. The new panel of three Court of Appeals judges created by the bill is not to begin operating until July 1, 2011. Thus it...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 1, 2009 01:18 PM