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Use Earliest Election Dates for Filling Judicial Vacancies Amendment | ||||||||||||||||
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 Results by parish: No: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Yes: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Unofficial results as of March 30, 2025[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Amendment 4 was alegislatively referredconstitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot on March 29, 2025. If passed, the amendment would have requiredspecial elections to theLouisiana Supreme Court to occur at the earliest available date. The referendum failed.
Currently, judges to the Supreme Court are elected in partisan elections that are scheduled within 12 months after the day the vacancy occurs.[2] The amendment would require the election to be scheduled at the soonest possible date.[3][4]
