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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Ind. Courts - Approximately 72% of the voters statewide asked that the three justices be returned to the bench
A release today from the Indiana Courts reports on the results of the retention election on November 4th. The release begins:
The 2008 retention ballot marks the first election where any Indiana Supreme Court Justice has attracted more than one million “yes” votes. Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, Justice Theodore R. Boehm and Justice Brent E. Dickson were each retained by Indiana voters with a solid “yes” across the state.* 1,348,172 voters cast their ballot in favor of keeping Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard on the state’s highest court.
* 1,290,882 voters cast their ballot in favor of keeping Justice Theodore R. Boehm on the state’s highest court.
* 1,298,751 voters cast their ballot in favor of keeping Justice Brent E. Dickson on the state’s highest court.This year, approximately 72% of the voters statewide asked that the three justices be returned to the bench (according to the numbers most recently available from the Indiana Secretary of State.) Historically, the justices have maintained a high approval rating by voters. In 1998, the last time Chief Shepard, Justice Boehm, and Justice Dickson were on the retention ballot, more than 70% of the voters cast a “yes” ballot.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 12, 2008 10:44 AM
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