At the top of that list, which Rendell said focuses on quieting the voices of special interests, is a plan to scrap judicial elections in favor of an appointive process, called by its supporters “merit selection.”
He told a group of reporters in Harrisburg Wednesday that such a change — along with hard caps on campaign contributions and a citizen group to handle reapportionment — was “absolutely essential, if we’re going to be equipped to go forward.”
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