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Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
1. Article VI, sections 4, 12, 20, 36, 37, 39, 41 and 42, Constitution of Arizona, are proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
4. Supreme court; appellate court; term of office
Section 4.
12. Superior court; term of office
Section 12. A. Judges of the superior court in counties having a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons according to the most recent United States census shall be elected by the qualified electors of their counties at the general election.
B. The governor shall fill any vacancy in such counties by appointing a person to serve until the election and qualification of a successor. At the next succeeding general election following the appointment of a person to fill a vacancy, a judge shall be elected to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
20. Retirement and service of retired justices and judges
Section 20. A. The legislature shall prescribe by law a plan of retirement for justices and judges of courts of record, including the basis and amount of retirement pay, and requiring except as provided in section 35 of this article, that justices and judges of courts of record be retired upon ON reaching the age of seventy
B. Any retired justice or judge of any court of record who is drawing retirement pay may serve as a justice or judge of any court. When serving outside his county of residence, any such retired justice or judge shall receive his necessary traveling and subsistence expenses. A retired judge who is temporarily called back to the active duties of a judge is entitled to receive the same compensation and expenses as other like active judges less any amount received for such period in retirement benefits.
36. Commission on appellate court appointments and terms, appointments and vacancies on commission
Section 36. A. There shall be
1. The chief justice of the supreme court, who shall be chairman. ,
2. Five attorney members, who shall be nominated by the board of governors of the state bar of Arizona and appointed by the governor
3. Ten nonattorney members who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate in the manner prescribed by law.
B. At least ninety days prior to
C. Attorney members of the commission shall have resided in the state and shall have been admitted to practice before the supreme court for not less than five
D. Nonattorney Members
E. None of The attorney or
F. Attorney Members of the commission shall serve staggered four-year terms and nonattorney members shall serve staggered four-year terms . Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments.
In the event of the absence or incapacity of the chairman the supreme court shall appoint a justice thereof to serve in his place and stead.
F. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the initial appointments for the five additional nonattorney members and the two additional attorney members of the commission shall be designated by the governor for staggered terms as follows:
1. One appointment for a nonattorney member shall be for a one-year term.
2. Two appointments for nonattorney members shall be for a two-year term.
3. Two appointments for nonattorney members shall be for a three-year term.
4. One appointment for an attorney member shall be for a one-year term.
5. One appointments for an attorney member shall be for a two-year term.
G. The members currently serving on the commission may continue to serve until the expiration of their normal terms. All subsequent appointments shall be made as prescribed by this section.
37. Judicial vacancies and appointments; initial terms; residence; age
Section 37. A. Within sixty days from the occurrence of a
B. Within sixty days from the occurrence of a
C. A vacancy in the office of a justice or a judge of such courts of record shall be filled by appointment by the governor without regard to political affiliation from one of the nominees whose names shall be submitted to him
D. Each
39. Retirement of justices and judges; vacancies
Section 39. A. On attaining the age of seventy
B. This section is alternative to and cumulative with the methods of removal of judges and justices provided in
41. Commission on trial court appointments; membership; terms
A. Except as otherwise provided, judges of the superior court in counties having a population of two hundred fifty thousand persons or more according to the most recent United States census shall hold office for a regular term of four years.
1. The chief justice of the supreme court, who shall be the chairman of the commission. In the event of the absence or incapacity of the chairman the supreme court shall appoint a justice thereof to serve in his place and stead.
2. Five attorney members, none of whom shall reside in the same supervisorial district and not more than three of whom shall be members of the same political party, who are nominated by the board of governors of the state bar of Arizona and who are appointed by the governor
3. Ten nonattorney members, no more than two of whom shall reside in the same supervisorial district.
E. Members of the commission shall serve staggered four year terms, except that initial appointments for the five additional nonattorney members and the two additional attorney members of the commission shall be designated by the governor as follows:
1. One appointment for a nonattorney member shall be for a one-year term.
2. Two appointments for nonattorney members shall be for a two-year term.
3. Two appointments for nonattorney members shall be for a three-year term.
4. One appointment for an attorney member shall be for a one-year term.
5. One appointment for an attorney member shall be for a two-year term.
L. The members of the commission who were appointed pursuant to section 36 of this article prior to the effective date of this section may continue to serve until the expiration of their normal terms. All subsequent appointments shall be made as prescribed by this section.
42. Retention evaluation of justices and judges; electronically accessible information; performance review hearings
A. The supreme court shall adopt, after public hearings, and administer for all justices and judges who file a declaration to be retained in office, a process, established by court rules for evaluating judicial performance. The rules shall include written performance standards and performance reviews which survey opinions of persons who have knowledge of the justice's or judge's performance. The public shall be afforded a full and fair opportunity for participation in the evaluation process through public hearings, dissemination of evaluation reports to voters and any other methods as the court deems advisable.
2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.
Proposition 115 would amend the Arizona Constitution to make the following changes relating to the selection and retention of state judges and justices:
1. The terms of state Superior Court judges would be extended from four years to eight years; the terms of state Court of Appeals judges and state Supreme Court justices would be extended from six years to eight years.
2. The mandatory retirement age for state judges and justices would be extended from seventy to seventy-five.
3. The appointment authority for the five attorney members of each commission that nominates applicants to fill judicial vacancies would be amended as follows:
(a) The Governor would appoint four attorneys to each nominating commission and the president of the State Bar of Arizona would appoint one attorney to each nominating commission. Currently, the State Bar of Arizona nominates and the Governor appoints all five attorney members of each commission.
(b) The five attorney members would be required to have resided in and been licensed to practice law for ten years in Arizona and must not have any formal complaints or sanctions with the State Bar of Arizona. Currently, the attorney members must have resided in and been licensed to practice law for five years in Arizona.
4. The minimum number of judicial nominees to be submitted by a nominating commission to the Governor for a judicial vacancy would be increased from three to eight, and the limitations on the number of nominees from a particular political party would be repealed. An applicant who receives a majority vote for nomination shall be nominated for the vacancy. By a two-thirds vote, a nominating commission may reject an applicant and submit fewer than eight nominees for a judicial vacancy.
5. If more than one vacancy exists in the same court at the same time, the nominating commission would be required to submit at least six judicial nominees for each vacancy, and could not submit the same nominee for more than one vacancy. The Governor would be allowed to appoint any of the nominees submitted for any of the vacancies in that court.
6. The Supreme Court would be required to make opinions and orders of state judges and justices available electronically on the Supreme Court website, unless the opinion or order is sealed or confidential pursuant to law.
7. Sixty days before the general election for the retention of state judges and justices, a joint legislative committee would be authorized to meet and take testimony on the state judges and justices who are up for retention. A copy of the judicial performance review of each state judge or justice that is conducted under current law would be required to be transmitted to the Legislature prior to that meeting.
Prop. 115 is a consensus measure that strengthens Arizona's method of selecting and retaining judges.
The State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Judicial Council, the Arizona Judges Association, and the Arizona Legislature worked together to craft Prop. 115.
Prop. 115 is designed to make the judicial nomination process turn on the individual merit of the candidates. Ensuring that each and every candidate will be considered on the basis of merit means Arizona will continue to have excellent candidates apply to be judges.
Prop. 115 also extends the terms of sitting judges, and allows judges to serve to the age of 75. Currently, all judges in Arizona must retire at the age of 70. That's way too early. In fact, four of the nine Justices on the United States Supreme Court are already older than 70. Arizona will be well served by allowing judges to serve with excellence beyond the age 70.
Finally, Prop. 115 gives voters more information about the judges that are on the ballot. Everybody wins when voters are equipped with information.
To learn more about Prop. 115 please visit: www.YesOnProp115.com .
State Bar of Arizona's Ballot Pamphlet Statement in Support of Proposition 115
Fair and impartial courts are necessary to assure liberty and justice for all. Making sure that we have the best judges is a critical part of keeping our courts fair and our scales of justice balanced. In Arizona, judges for superior court are selected through a system that uses elections in smaller counties (where people tend to know the candidates well) and a non-partisan Merit Selection System for larger counties, including Maricopa, Pima and Pinal. Judges for the Supreme Court, as well as the Court of Appeals, also are appointed through Merit Selection.
Because of Arizona's Merit Selection system our courts are fair and impartial. Our merit selected judges are among the most highly regarded in the United States and around the world.
Since the current Merit Selection system is not broken, the question has arisen: why should we amend our State Constitution to fix it? No system is perfect. There are improvements that could be made. Some provisions of Proposition 115 would make improvements. The retirement age for judges would be increased from 70 to 75, and the term between judicial retention elections would be increased to eight years (from the current four years). Also, while the State Bar would no longer make nominations to the Governor for all attorney members of the Commissions, the State Bar would be given direct authority to select one of the 15 members of each Merit Selection Commission.
In an effort to protect Merit Selection, the State Bar of Arizona supports Proposition 115.
Amelia Craig Cramer, President, State Bar of Arizona, Tucson John F. Phelps, Executive Director, State Bar of Arizona, Phoenix |
The Arizona Judges Association supports a YES vote on Proposition 115. This proposition is a compromise which preserves the essence of Arizona's Merit Selection and Tenure system for appellate judges and for superior court judges in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties.
Arizona's system of selecting judges has led to a judiciary which is nationally recognized for its excellence. Proposition 115 preserves judicial independence and impartiality while insuring accountability through a Judicial Performance Review System.
Among the benefits of this proposal is the increase of the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 years of age to 75 years of age.
The Arizona Judges Association joins with the Arizona Judicial Council, the Arizona Bar Association and the Center for Arizona Policy in urging a YES vote on Proposition 115.
Kyle Bryson, President, Arizona Judges Association, Tucson David Cunanan, Immediate Past President, Arizona Judges Association, Phoenix Pete Dunn, Esq., Counsel to Arizona Judges Association, Peoria |
With their rulings and decisions, judges have a direct impact on the lives of Arizonans. For this reason, it is important that the Governor be presented with as many qualified applicants as possible to pick from in making judicial appointments. Similarly, it is critical that voters have adequate access to judges' decisions and performance ratings in order to make an educated decision about which judges to retain at election.
Proposition 115 accomplishes three important reforms to Arizona's judicial nomination process. First, it requires more choices and greater transparency regarding the selection and retention of appointed judges. Because the judiciary is the least directly accountable branch of government, it is essential that as many qualified individuals as possible be presented to the Governor for consideration; and you, the voters, should be provided with as much information as possible about those judges in advance of retention elections. Second, it minimizes the influence of the State Bar of Arizona in selecting the lawyer members of the judicial nominating commissions. Third, the retirement age for judges will be increased from 70 to 75, allowing seasoned and experienced judges to remain on the bench and avoid forced retirement.
Proposition 115 is a common sense reform measure jointly supported by the Arizona Judicial Council, the Arizona Legislature, and the State Bar of Arizona. Please add your vote to the diverse list of supporters and make the existing judicial selection and retention process more transparent and effective.
I encourage you to vote YES on Proposition 115.
Arizona's merit selection system for appointing judges in urban counties is touted as one of the best systems in the country. The United States Chamber of Commerce named it a "best practice" in 2010.
Arizona's merit selection commissions operate transparently, by doing business in public meetings, posting applications for all candidates online, and soliciting comments from the public. Merit commissions check references and screen candidates extensively before nominating applicants to the Governor for appointment. Once appointed by the Governor, merit-selected judges must go through periodic judicial performance evaluations and stand for retention elections.
As with any system, however, there may be room for improvement. Proposition 115 is the result of a compromise that was reached after extensive negotiations among the Governor's office, the then-Speaker of the House of Representatives and then-President of the Senate, the State Bar of Arizona's Board of Governors, the Judges Association, and the Arizona Judicial Council.
Changes to the system contained in Proposition 115 will extend the terms of judges to eight years, which will provide greater independence for judges; raise the retirement age of judges to 75, permitting experienced judges to remain on the bench longer; allow the judicial nominating commissions greater flexibility when deciding which applicants to forward to the Governor by not constraining the choices by political party; give the Governor more choices by requiring the commissions to send more names to the Governor for consideration; and provide the State Bar President the unfettered discretion to appoint a representative to sit on each commission.
It is for these reasons that, on balance, the Arizona Judicial Council, the administrative policy board of the Arizona Judicial Branch, has voted to support this measure.
Rebecca White Berch, Chairperson, Arizona Judicial Council, Phoenix David K. Byers, Council Member, Arizona Judicial Council, Phoenix |
Judicial integrity is important to me, and that's why I support Proposition 115. In Arizona's largest counties, a system based on merit is used to select superior court judges. Appellate judges go through a similar process aimed at insuring quality for our higher court judges. This system has been in place since 1974, and hasn't been updated for 20 years. Prop 115 accomplishes a much-needed update of the judicial selection process so that it can better meet the needs of Arizona citizens today.
First and foremost, Prop 115 gives more applicants an opportunity to be considered for judgeships. Currently, there could be dozens of applicants for a single position, yet only 3 names would have to be forwarded to the Governor for consideration. This is an unreasonably low number, and could deter very qualified people from even applying. Prop 115 fixes this problem by increasing the minimum number to 8, giving more applicants an opportunity to be considered.
Prop 115 increases the qualifications for attorney members of nominating commissions; more qualified people screening applicants for judgeships just makes sense. It also requires judicial opinions to be published online, increasing transparency and accountability to the public.
Prop 115 recognizes the value of seasoned jurists by raising the retirement age to 75 years old, instead of the current 70. Judges will have longer terms in office, allowing them to focus on cases in front of them, not elections.
Prop 115 was crafted through a stakeholder process that included legislators, the Center for Arizona Policy, the Arizona Judicial Council, the Arizona State Bar and the Arizona Judges Association. It is a common-sense update to our current judicial merit selection system, I urge you to vote "yes" on Prop 115.
Steve Pierce, President of the Arizona State Senate, Phoenix |
Please vote YES to support improvements to our merit selection system.
This merit selection improvement proposal is a well thought out compromise that will bring more openness and accountability to our judicial selection and retention process. It will give the people greater access than ever before to decisions written by our courts of record.
The Governor will have more choices to pick and that will result in more qualified applicants offering themselves to be considered. And the Governor as a consequence will also be more accountable to the people for the appointments that are made.
The people should have more information about the decisions of our courts of record and this amendment will further the goal of transparency by requiring that decisions be published in a more accessible manner.
All these good things are accomplished within the merit selection system. Please support the sensible and fair improvement to our current law.
Vote "Yes" on Proposition 115! This measure is a step forward to improve the accountability and transparency of how judges are selected in Arizona.
It's important to note that the measure is supported by judges and attorneys. Proposition 115 is a consensus measure agreed to by judges at every level, the State Bar of Arizona, and legislators from both major political parties. As an attorney and longtime advocate of judicial reform, I support Proposition 115 because it offers reasonable and necessary changes to the current system.
Proposition 115 improves judicial selection by making these needed changes:
- Removes the requirement that the judicial nominees be selected according to party affiliation. Party affiliation should not be a factor in evaluating the qualifications of judges. This requirement has often resulted in limiting the number of qualified individuals who apply for and who are nominated for judicial positions.
- Increases the number of qualified, meritorious judicial nominees sent to the Governor. The current system, whereby the selection commissions often limit the number of nominees to three, unnecessarily limits the nominees available to the Governor who is duly elected by the people. Using commissions to limit those they deem "meritorious" is one of the biggest concerns about the current system. Proposition 115 fixes this issue.
-Expands the process for nominating attorney members to serve on the commission thereby making the process more accountable to the people.
Whether you favor the current merit selection process, election of judges, or a different federal model to select judges, I urge you to vote YES on 115. For more information on judicial selection in Arizona, visit azvoterguide.com.
Cathi Herrod, Esq., President, Center for Arizona Policy, Phoenix |
Paid for by Center for Arizona Policy |
When you vote on judges, how do you know if the judges on the ballot have done a good job? Prop. 115 gives you more information about how the judges perform in office so you can make an informed decision when you cast your vote.
As for selecting new judges, competition produces excellence. Prop. 115 improves our system of selecting judges because it presents the Governor with multiple qualified candidates for each appointment. Choosing the men and women who preside in our courts of law is a difficult and important task. The more qualified candidates sent to the Governor the better.
Prop. 115 makes "merit selection" stronger. That is why the State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Judges Association, and the Arizona Judicial Council have endorsed Prop. 115.
Please join me in voting YES on Prop. 115.
Andy M. Tobin, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, Paulden |
Courts of law play an important role in our constitutional system of government. Judges do more than just decide legal disputes between parties. They rule on the constitutionality of the laws your elected representatives enact. And they are sometimes called upon to enforce the separation of powers mandated by our Constitution.
Clearly our method of selecting and retaining judges is very important. That's why when I was Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives I worked closely with The Arizona Judges Association, the Arizona Judicial Council, the State Bar of Arizona, and other stakeholders, to improve and strengthen the "merit selection" system. Prop. 115 is the result of that cooperative effort. And I'm deeply grateful to all the participants.
Prop. 115 improves the selection process to make sure that each and every judicial vacancy is filled based on merit, not politics. Prop. 115 also empowers you as a voter by giving you more information on the judges on the ballot.
Please consider voting yes of Prop. 115. For more information please visit www.yesonprop115.com.
Kirk Adams, Congressional Candidate, former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, Mesa |
We read and hear of scandals from all over the country involving judges who have violated their public trust. But not from Arizona! We have good, honest, hard-working judges who are independent. That is why we don't need Proposition 115. No one has shown how Proposition 115 will improve the ranks of our judges, both in the trial courts and the appellate courts.
Proposition 115 is an unnecessary power grab, to give politicians even more to say about the judicial selection process.
I have practiced before Arizona judges for more than 50 years. I worked hard, along with many others, to help bring in the present system and I remember how things were before that. There is nothing wrong with our judicial selection process that will be fixed by Proposition 115. We don't need it. Vote NO on Proposition 115.
I urge you to vote no on Proposition 115. Arizona voters approved the judicial merit selection system in 1974 to ensure that judges would be independent and non-partisan. Under the merit selection system, Arizona has developed one of the finest judiciaries in the country. The undisputed fact is that the system has worked extremely well.
In an effort to assert more political control over the judicial selection process, the legislature has referred Proposition 115 to the ballot. It would basically eliminate the State Bar's role in the judicial selection process and leave it in the hands of the Governor, who would appoint almost all members of the nominating commissions for Maricopa County, Pima County and appellate court appointments. Just as significantly, it would require those commissions to submit at least eight names (instead of the currently required three names) from which the Governor can select. That means that less qualified and potentially more partisan individuals will be sent to the Governor for appointment.
If you want to keep partisan politics out of the selection of judges, you should vote against Proposition 115. We have a judicial selection system in Arizona that we can all be proud of. Let's keep it that way.
PROPOSITION 115 is basically an extorted plea bargain. It claims "reform" for judicial merit selection - a system having served the Arizona people well since adoption by our citizens in 1974. But it hasn't always served the Politicians. "Reform" is a gross mischaracterization, instead it gives future Governors and Legislators almost complete control in appointing members to Judicial Nominating Committees (JNCs). We trust voters to see through this attempt to politicize the judiciary and recognize that it introduces political patronage and partisanship into our current system, recognized nationwide as one of the finest. Be assured, this is another example of legislative intrusion into the judicial system. And for what? There is
JNCs consist of 10 non-lawyer members (appointed by Governor, confirmed by Senate) and 5 members recommended by the State Bar Association. Involvement of lawyer members has been critical to ascertain competency of names forwarded to the Governor. Prop 115 turns this upside down, allowing the Governor 14 of 15 appointments, markedly reducing the bar's valuable, professional input. It significantly politicizes the process by expanding the Governor's power.
Some 115 proponents say they support its passage for fear the legislature plans to obliterate the merit selection system entirely. Others secretly say they fear reprisal by hindered legislation. People are being `blackmailed' into supporting this for fear of a worse outcome. The League of Women Voters does not act out of fear. Lady Justice's blindfold is slipping. Only you as voters can hold it in place.
The League joins former Chief Justices of Arizona Supreme Court, Feldman, Gordon, Ziaket, Jones and McGregor and respected constitutional lawyer Paul Bender,
The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, with a membership of approximately 2,200 police officers, opposes ballot proposal Proposition 115 for the November 2012 election. Police officers have a personal stake in having a fair, unbiased judiciary, free from the influence of politics. Arizona's current system of judge selection, "Merit Selection," allows for non-partisan method of judicial selection that Proposition 115 does not improve: instead, Proposition 115 will undermine the safeguards against partisanship contained in the current "Merit Selection" process.
Joe Clure, President, Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, Glendale Will Buividas, Treasurer, Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, Phoenix |
The Pima County Interfaith Council (PCIC) opposes ballot proposal Proposition 115 for the November 2012 Election. Arizona's system of "Merit Selection" of judges is working well and should not be changed.
PCIC's mission is to building organizations that are "universities of public life," dedicated to developing citizens in the fullest sense: participants in our democracy and agents in the creation of a more just society.
The current "Merit Selection" system allows for a non-partisan method of judicial selection that Proposition 115 does not improve. Instead this proposition would politicize the selection of judges. PCIC thus opposes Proposition 115.
The Arizona Save the Family Foundation has been serving homeless families and domestic violence victims with children for more than 20 years. Many of the people we serve depend on the justice system for help with landlord-tenant issues, orders of protection, child support enforcement and other remedies.
The Save the Family Foundation opposes the ballot proposal Proposition 115 for the November 2012 Election. Arizona's system of "Merit Selection" of judges is working well and should not be changed.
The current "Merit Selection" system allows for a method of judicial selection that has produced a judiciary of extremely high quality that groups across the country have praised. In 2010, the Arizona Town Hall said, "The state's judicial merit selection system and the courts' judicial education program...have combined to give Arizona a court system that is widely praised by litigants and lawyers in Arizona and other observers nationally."
Proposition 115 does not improve the current system but rather, is an attempt to transfer more power over the courts to the politicians. Save the Family Foundation recommends a "No" vote on Proposition 115.
Jacki Taylor, MAEd, MC, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Family Foundation of Arizona, Gilbert Greg Obolewicz, Treasurer, Save the Family Foundation of Arizona, Higley |
Proposition 115 would destroy the present merit-selection system for selecting judges and let politicians control the judicial process.
We have each practiced law in Arizona for many years. We each served several years as a justice on the Arizona Supreme Court, including a term as chief justice, and thus chaired many meetings of the commissions that sent names to the Governor for appointment to the trial courts in Pima and Maricopa Counties, the Court of Appeals, and the Arizona Supreme Court.
The Arizona system has worked very well since 1974. While people may disagree about a particular decision, Arizona courts operate independently from the political branches of government, and justice is dispensed without worry about political influence, lobbying, or corruption.
The Arizona system has been praised by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and is a model cited by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce): "Arizona leads the nation with the procedures it has put in place to fulfill the promise of true nonpartisan `merit' selection."
Proposition 115 will give politicians too much power over the judicial system. It is important that we keep a fair and independent judiciary in this state. Merit selection has no problem that needs fixing, and there is no reason to adopt Proposition 115 except to increase political influence and control of our court system. That is a bad reason, both in the short and long term, no matter whether Republicans or Democrats are in political power.
We strongly recommend a no vote on Proposition 115.
In 1974, Arizona citizens voted decisively to adopt a system for appointing the judges of certain of our courts based on their qualifications. The reasons for adopting merit selection included preventing unqualified persons from becoming judges, keeping politics out of choosing judges, and freeing judges to decide cases fairly without fear of political consequences. Our system isn't broken and doesn't need to be fixed by Proposition 115, which would give politicians too much influence in the selection and retention of judges.
In our current system, selection committees made up of fifteen private citizens, ten of whom are not lawyers, conduct extensive background investigations and interview applicants to evaluate their qualifications. Those citizen committees are required to recommend at least three candidates to the Governor for each vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court, the Arizona Court of Appeals, and the superior courts in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal Counties. The nominees cannot all be members of the same political party. The Governor then appoints one of the nominees. This system has been a nationally recognized success.
Proposition 115 would increase partisan political influence and could reduce the quality of our judges. First, it would increase political control of the appointment of the selection committees by giving the Governor power to appoint fourteen of the fifteen members. Second, its requirement that selection committees nominate at least eight instead of three applicants could result in the appointment of less qualified or unqualified judges. Third, it allows all of the nominees to be members of the same political party. Fourth, it would subject judges to political pressure by allowing the Legislature to conduct hearings on judges who are on the voter retention ballot.
For these reasons, we strongly urge you to vote no on Proposition 115.
Since 1974 when the people of Arizona proposed and then voted into our Constitution the merit selection system of judges, our court system has been a model for the rest of the nation and a truly capable, impartial and independent judiciary. Merit selection by the Governor appointing from a list of candidates by Nominating Commissions applies to trial judges in Maricopa and Pima counties and to all appellate judges. It has worked very well and no change is required.
Certain members of the Legislature opposed merit selection back in 1974 and ever since have sought to inject politics back into our court system. Numerous times legislators have sought to tinker with the process or to abolish the merit system outright and return us to the elective system where judges were dependent on campaign contributions from the very lawyers appearing before them. Proposition 115 is yet another misguided legislative effort to undermine merit selection. It would emasculate the role of the Bar Association in recommending the five lawyers on each Nominating Commissions (there are also 10 non-lawyers appointed by the Governor on each Commission). Proposition 115 would also require 8 nominees for a vacancy be sent to the Governor rather than at least 3 as is now the case, thereby increasing the likelihood of inferior candidates. Finally, it would do away with the requirement that nominees selected by the Commission could not be all members of the same political party as is the case now. This is pure politics at its worst.
Proposition 115 is truly a wolf in sheep's clothing and must be defeated. An independent judiciary, which Arizona enjoys now, is a fundamental requirement of a free society. Keep politics out of our court system and vote NO on Proposition 115.
Proposition 115 extends the governor's control over judicial selection and eliminates important checks and balances that protect judicial independence. Do you trust any governor with such power?
To claim our current system "takes the politics out of judicial selection" overstates its virtues. Judges hold positions of power and public trust. How we choose them is inevitably political. Our merit selection system, however, has checked and balanced judicial selection politics since 1974, and that great achievement is imperiled now.
Three checks currently restrict governors from appointing an unqualified crony, financial benefactor, or ideologically driven judge: (1) Governors must choose among candidates nominated by a commission the Chief Justice chairs. (2) Although the governor appoints that commission's 10 non-lawyer and 5 lawyer members, the State Bar nominates all 5 lawyers. Bar nomination not only brings professional insight to merit screening; it also assures independent voices on the commission. (3) The commission must send governors politically balanced lists of judicial nominees; it cannot nominate from only one party.
Proposition 115 eliminates checks 2 and 3. Reducing the Bar to naming 1 commissioner, it empowers the governor to pack the commission by naming 14. Next it frees the governor-packed commission to nominate entirely from the governor's party.
You'll hear that the State Bar, Judges Association, and Judicial Council accepted Proposition 115 as a compromise. It was a shotgun compromise. Those bodies, hoping to appease legislators who sought to utterly destroy merit selection, surrendered to a fallback that guts merit selection. They should have held their ground, fought the good fight, and trusted the voters. S ometimes you've got to know when NOT to fold `em.
Don't be fooled. Preserve judicial independence. Vote NO on Proposition 115.
Noel Fidel, Former Chief Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, Phoenix |
One of the most dangerous changes proposed by Proposition 115 is to essentially eliminate the input of Arizona's legal profession in that process of judicial selection, in order to increase the governor's power to choose judges.
I have practiced as a trial lawyer in Arizona for over 25 years. Here's why it's so important that Arizona's legal profession, through the State Bar, continue to appoint 4 of the 15 judicial commission members that nominate our judges. When people want a lawyer, they want the best lawyer they can get--the smartest, most experienced, most successful lawyer. That lawyer's personal political agenda has little to do with how well that lawyer will represent their client. Similarly, for our clients' cases, we lawyers want the best judges we can get. That means the smartest, most experienced, fairest judges--judges of the highest quality. Those qualities are never determined by political agenda.
The State Bar of Arizona's membership includes every kind of lawyer, representing all kinds of clients--individuals, corporations, developers, employers, employees, etc. The lawyers that the State Bar chooses to serve on judicial commissions want the best judges they can get, not judges that will advance some politician's agenda.
The proof that the current system works is the national recognition Arizona gets for the excellence of its judiciary, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the Arizona Town Hall, to former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
The proponents of Proposition 115 have never shown any specific problem with the system. It is simply a power grab by politicians. Please vote no and preserve the Constitution.
JoJene Mills, Former President, Arizona Association for Justice, Tucson |
As the saying goes, if it isn't broken, don't fix it. Proposition 115 fits that saying perfectly.
Since a voter-approved measure in 1974, judges for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Superior Courts in Maricopa and Pima counties have gone through a merit selection process, which limits political influence in how Arizona seats judges. Because of population increases, Pinal County would also be under this new scheme. In the 38 years since, judges have been selected fairly, with lesser qualified candidates weeded out of the process.
Prop. 115 wants to change that, by injecting politics into the selection process and allowing candidates with minimal qualifications to advance and possibly find a seat on the bench.
Many attorneys and professionals who deal with the courts agree that politics should be left out of our justice system.
Prop. 115 seeks to give too much power to a Governor. Under the new proposal, a Governor would get to appoint 14 out of the 15 appointments to the Commission on Appellate Court appointments. Current law gives the Governor 10 slots and the State Bar makes 5 attorney nominations. Additionally, the Commission would have to send 8 names to the Governor to fill a judicial vacancy instead of the 3 selected by the Commission under current law. This allows lesser qualified candidates to sneak through the process and gives the Governor more influence in who gets appointed.
If Proposition 115 were to pass, merit selection as Arizonans have known it for a generation would be gutted. For some vacancies in Pima, Pinal and Maricopa counties, the Commission would consist of political appointees and anyone who applied could get forwarded to the Governor for appointment. A candidate who is politically connected but not worthy of sitting on the bench could sail through the new process.
Arizona's current judicial merit-selection system is a national model, and provides us with courts free of political influence and outside lobbying. Litigants in Arizona know the judge in their case is not beholden to politicians or financial donors.
The Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (the "AADC") consists of lawyers practicing primarily in the civil defense area. The AADC is dedicated to the education of its members and the judiciary, as well as to increasing community awareness of the positive aspects of the legal profession. As attorneys practicing in Arizona we see first-hand, every day the high quality of judges our current merit-selection system produces. Why change something that's worked so well for almost 40 years?
The AADC believes the proposed reforms are unnecessary and will lead to a judiciary that is more politicized and less independent. Merit selection leads to qualified, fair and unbiased judges. Inserting politics into the courts will result in less qualified judges, and less confidence in the judiciary. Arizona should maintain its current system to select judges based on merit not politics.
The AADC strongly recommends a no vote on Proposition 115.
Michael A. Ludwig, President, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Phoenix Barry M. Markson, President-Elect, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Scottsdale |
Arizona's merit selection system for judges is highly respected as a model for the nation. The current system ensures that well-qualified individuals will serve regardless of a governor's political affiliation. This ballot measure politicizes the entire process of nomination, appointment, and retention. It would create a more partisan nominating commission. Under Prop 115, politicians would also play a greater role in the final selection of judges. Additionally, judges will be required to testify before the legislature about their decisions before their retention election, replacing an independent non-partisan evaluation process. Prop 115 invites political interference in the judicial branch, weakens the separation of powers and threatens judicial independence and impartiality. The legislature referred this ballot measure to the voters hoping to undermine a system that voters adopted to protect the judiciary from partisanship. Arizona Advocacy Network urges you to
Doris Marie Provine, President, Arizona Advocacy Network, Tempe Elizabeth Enright, Secretary, Arizona Advocacy Network, Scottsdale |
The Maricopa County Bar Association, a voluntary organization comprised of over 3,000 members of the Maricopa County legal community, urges you to vote
Jennifer A. Cranston, President, Maricopa County Bar Association, Phoenix Allen W. Kimbrough, Executive Director, Maricopa County Bar Association, Phoenix |
As a thirty-year law enforcement officer and a three term Judicial Merit Selection Commission member, I oppose ballot proposal Proposition 115 in the November 2012 election. I believe the current selection process has created a bench that is the envy of the country. The current process allows for the non-partisan selection of judges. My personal experience has been that the commission members are representative of Arizonans and that they select the best candidates for consideration by the Governor, regardless of party affiliation. My professional associations across the country have reinforced to me that we have a system that puts the qualifications of candidates ahead of personal connections and politics. The proposed changes would allow the Governor to consider candidates that may not be qualified, but who are politically connected. The changes contained in the ballot initiative would destroy the current system, not improve it. Those Arizonans who want the non-partisan selection of judges to continue should vote against Proposition 115.
Vote NO on 115 - Keep Politics Out of the Courts
Los Abogados, Arizona's Hispanic Bar Association, urges you to Vote
Arizona's judicial merit selection process provides that a nonpartisan commission exists for appointing justices and judges to the Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona's Appellate Courts, and Superior Courts in counties with populations above two hundred fifty thousand persons. These nonpartisan commissions are tasked with vetting and recommending viable justices and judges to the Governor for nomination to Arizona's vacant judicial positions.
Currently, the nonpartisan commissions are composed of five attorney members that are nominated by the State Bar of Arizona, appointed by the Governor, and consented to by the Senate. The State Bar's nomination of the possible attorney members provides a level of protection against the partisan influences of the Governor and Senate. However, Prop 115 will eliminate this necessary protection by eliminating the State Bar's ability to nominate the Governor's appointees. In short, Prop 115 will allow the Governor to appoint 14 members of the 15 member commissions without any nonpartisan protections with the removal of the State Bar's participation in the process.
Because Arizona's justices and judges should be able to serve the State free from political influence and accountable only to Arizona's citizens, Los Abogados asks you to Vote
Gaetano Testini, President, Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association, Phoenix Marian Zapata-Rossa, Vice President, Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association, Phoenix |
The Tucson Community Development/ Design Center, Inc. is a non- profit organization that advocates on behalf of low and middle income Arizonans on many issues including law, civil rights, housing, economics, transportation and planning.
We strongly urge all Arizonans to vote against Proposition 115.
The current Merit Selection process of selecting judges contains too much "merit" for our partisan politicians. These changes would allow any Governor to pick whomever she or he wants. Political favoritism would replace the process that has kept our judgeships from being sold to the insurance companies or other high bidders.
Now that there are no political spending limits on corporations these changes would make certain that our state judges are picked from their list of "friends". The current "problem" from the Governor's viewpoint is that the Governor must choose one of only three persons approved by a nomination commission the Governor does not completely control. The "answer" the legislature has proposed to get around this "problem" for the Governor is to enlarge the list of nominees to eight, allow all eight to be from one political party and furthermore to allow the Governor to appoint more of the members of the nominating commission so as to make sure the person she or her corporate friends wants is one of the eight on the list from which she must choose from.
The end result is certain. The insurance company or mining company that puts up the most money to elect the Governor will get their candidate for judge on the eight person list. Merit, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. The public will pay the price if the beholden Governor gets her pick from a rigged process.
Proposition 115 is a grave threat to the integrity of Arizona's judiciary. Ending the current merit selection process and replacing it with a process controlled by politicians, Proposition 115 opens the door for abuse, allowing judgeships to be handed out as political favors on the basis of cronyism, not on qualifications. Arizonans should vote No on Proposition 115.
In 1974 Arizona voters adopted the merit system of judicial selection. Under the merit system, nominations are forwarded for appointment by nonpartisan Judicial Nominating Commissions. The Judicial Nominating Commissions pick judicial candidates on the basis of legal qualifications, not based on political connections. No system is perfect, but the current merit selection system has produced a judiciary that sets a national standard for its nonpartisanship and impartiality. Thanks to the merit system, Arizona's judicial system is highly regarded nationally.
Under Proposition 115, the Governor would control the judicial selection process, undermining judicial independence. By turning the Judicial Nominating Commissions into a functional subdivision of the Governor's Office, governors would have free rein to stack the courts with their political allies. This would do nothing to improve our courts and do everything to inject partisanship into our court system. Make no mistake: Proposition 115 would undermine judicial independence in Arizona.
Our courts are not the place for partisan politics. I urge all Arizona voters to stop this unprecedented power grab by politicians and their accomplices. I urge you to vote No on Proposition 115.
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OK I've already written it out someplace else so it is easier to just link to my blog
It's really two birth stories in the blog post, for each of my daughters. My first daughter I had an intense emergency induction and *almost* c-sec but was able to have a high forceps delivery (thankfully!) and my second I had a super easy, amazing hypnobabies experience. I just wish more people would post positive birth stories like my second's was, it would have made my first labor and delivery so much easier and I wouldn't have been nearly so frightened with hers
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I'm sorry that you feel like I was being mean when I said that I wish more people posted positive birth stories. However when not many people are posting positive birth stories, and instead feel like spilling out every negative point, it does set up a lot of fear and expectations for negative births. I'm not the only person who has felt that way.
If you read my birth stories, you would have found that my first birth wasn't a positive one for me. It was rather tramatic, really. However when I tell people about that I don't tell them all the scary details because that honestly wouldn't really help anyone. It would just scare the crap out of them. I had so many people feel the need to tell me the negative details of their childbirths while leaving out the positive ones that when things started to go bad with my first labor and delivery I was terrified. I just feel like as mothers sometimes it helps others more when we focus on the positives rather than the negatives. It wasn't until I started to focus on the positives that I was able to emotionally heal from my first birth.
I think that every woman's birth story can help another in some way. Positive or negative, they are all experiences that someone has gone through. Some women have very positive birth experiences and some very negative. Some births do not go at all as planned. I appreciated everyone sharing their personal experience with us.
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Second Chance Thrift Store officially opened Dec. 10 and will go a long way in assisting clients from both the shelter and the Community Action system.
After eight years of planning, shelter director Jo Donna Watson is thrilled to see the mission come to fruition.
"We are all very relieved and excited," said Watson. "All the money we make from the store will go right back to the shelter and clients — to pay for doctors, medicine, shelter operating costs, Community Action programs and other things we can't normally provide because of grant restrictions."
The store runs strictly on communal donations that are resold at reasonable prices. A portion of the sales will also help pay for facility's rent and utility bills.
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In some situations, the staff will pick up donations from peoples' houses but only by appointment.
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"As far as I know, we are the only real thrift store in town where you can write off your donations. All the others are consignment shops," said Watson.
Watson noted that shelter clients have the opportunity to keep donations when they first arrive — if they are items the clients have a need for. The rest of the donations are stocked and sold.
The turnout of customers has been busy the first couple weeks and there are many more items in storage that will find their way to the shelves.
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Last year I went to a dragstrip for the first time in my life, and there i fell in love with cars. since then, i constantly think about cars.
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My first car is my Monte Carlo SS, When i got my license and was searching for a car, the monte carlo caught my eye. there was something about it that i loved. My dad said i couldnt have a sports car at first but he changed his mind and said a monte would be a good first car. Thank god i got this car. I love it more than anything i own.
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"Installation day is really exciting because although we have seen the sculptures in the form of digital images, we haven't seen them in person. You may have preconceived notions from the pictures so it's always really fun to see them in person that first day," said Nan Sanders, the garden's current benefactor.
The garden was created in the memory of former Delta State University first lady Pam Matthews in 2004 by Hazel and Mike Sanders' families.
Each year a committee sends out a prospectus in the spring inviting submissions to be sent in by May.
Ron Koehler, art department chair of Delta State University, then creates a three-man jury in order to choose 10 pieces that will be on display in the garden for 18 months.
As new pieces are purchased, the sculptures are moved, not only around the garden, but into the main part of Delta State's campus as well.
Currently the permanent collection holds about 20 pieces around campus.
At the end of the year, the committee chooses one piece to purchase and award the "Purchase Prize."
This year the purchase prize went to Hanna Jubran for his piece Rising Sun, which will remain on display in the sculpture garden.
"It gives satisfaction and through that satisfaction I want to continue," said Jubran on creating his pieces.
"The more I do, the more I want to do."
Jubran is the fifth recipient of this award.
Previous recipients are Wayne Trap for Wind Harp, Glenn Zweygardt for Haiku Man and Roots Revisited, and Gary Mitchell for Draped Landolina.
With 10 new sculptures placed Tuesday morning, the garden is expanding onto the campus of Delta State.
A particularly unique piece to the collection was Dee Dee Morrison's Magenta Charm, a 14"x8'x5' limestone and aluminum piece with LED lighting.
Morrison created her piece from rock she harvested while working at a quarry. She then built from the rock by creating lanterns and handmade chain.
Her piece is different from the other installations due to the fact that not only will it light up as the sun sets, but it is not a vertical structure like most.
"It's really dramatic — the hours of sunset and sunrise. As the sun goes down, this slowly comes to life. It takes about an hour, when the color changes it's really amazing," said Morrison.
Sanders said she enjoys seeing Delta State's campus become home to different pieces of artwork and said, "it's coming alive with these pieces.
"Any time you can introduce art into any spaces, others learn. Half of the art appreciation factor is for the viewer to participate in what the artwork is about."


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The new warden for the Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility is Ora Starks.
She previously served as a Mississippi Department of Corrections Compliance Officer for 17 years.
Starks replace James Moore who retired unexpectedly after over a year in the position.
"The board does not have control over who is hired. We do not have hiring authority on who the sheriff selects," said Andrew Williams, supervisor for District 1.
According to the sheriff, there were seven applicants and two of the applicants were female.
"This is an important position for the county and sheriff 's department," said Sheriff Williams.
Supervisors also discussed a dilapidated home in Mound Bayou owned by a family in Florida.
According to Preston Billings, supervisor of District 3, the family desires to donate the home, located in Daniel Quarters, to Mound Bayou for dry fire runs.
The board said the family is required to submit a letter showing ownership before the house can be considered for use.
"They'll have to do a code of release for the fire department to burn it and show proof of ownership. It's beneficial to both parties," said Bill Quinton, EMA Director. Supervisor Williams instructed Billings to contact an agency to seek more information about the guidelines and procedures for using a dilapidated home for dry run fire testing.
Sheriff Williams also announced that his department recently completed a task with the U.S. Marshall on sex offender registration.
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BY KARA SPAK firstname.lastname@example.com February 20, 2013 2:40PM
Presented by International Kennel Club of Chicago
♦ Feb. 23-24
♦ McCormick Place North, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
♦ Tickets, $20 for adults, $14 for seniors and free for children younger than age 12 with the purchase of an adult ticket
Two-day passes are $25 for adults, $18 for seniors
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It's the latest trend in canine competition, a fast-growing extracurricular where dogs of any size and age can compete.
The sport called "nose work" pits dogs' sniffers against each other in the search for scent.
Families attending the 2013 International Cluster of Dog Shows at McCormick Place North on Feb. 23-24 can get a close look at the competition.
"It's a great sport," said Nancy Reyes, owner of For Your K9 in Melrose Park, a dog training and day care facility that offers nose work, agility, drill team and obedience classes.
Reyes will be showcasing her students' nose work at 2:15 p.m. each day of the show, bringing suitcases, barrels and boxes to challenge the hounds in finding the scent.
"It's a great confidence builder for the dogs," she said. "It's watching the dogs do what comes natural and watching the dogs problem-solve where to find the odor."
Created in 2006 by three people who work with professional detection dogs, the sport of nose work has its roots in canine search and rescue.
These hero dogs regularly work with law enforcement to find injured people, cadavers or drugs or weapons.
Nose work offers the opportunity to train any dog in finding scents in vehicles, outdoor areas, interior rooms and containers like suitcases.
While not every dog may make the cut as a deputized K9 officer, nose work allows any dog the satisfaction of connecting with its most primal instinct, something that was lost when dogs started eating food from a bowl instead of hunting for dinner.
Nose work lets a dog fully revel in its dog essence, Reyes said.
"Dogs already know what to do," she said. "It's the humans we are teaching."
Competitive nose work dogs hunt for the scents of birch, clove and anise.
Reyes said some of her students compete while others take the class as a chance to connect more closely with their pets.
On a recent February day, dog owners of all ages bundled up against the cold so they could lead their leashed dogs on the search for scent hidden in a small tin on a Honda CR-V parked outside For Your K9.
One of those searching for the scent was Jamie, a sheltie working with owner Becky Jankowski, of Downers Grove.
Jankowski first enrolled Jamie and Bonnie, another sheltie, in nose work classes a year ago and plans to compete with the dogs in summer.
"This turns them on like nothing else I do," Jankowski said. "I take such joy in watching them. They tune everything else out when they know they should be looking for a scent."
Unlike agility competitions, where dogs run through an obstacle course, a dog does not have to be a certain size or age to compete in nose work.
"Any breed can do it," Reyes said. "All dogs can do it."
More than 10,000 dogs from 160 breeds will be performing and competing for top dog honors at the annual show, which is sponsored by the International Kennel Club of Chicago.
In addition to the show competition, the show offers an opportunity for ages 9 to 19 to participate in junior dog judging.
Reyes also will be demonstrating agility and drill team work including a dog-human drill team dance to Lady Gaga's song "Born This Way."
Reyes suggested if parents and children are heading to the show with the intention of adding a four-legged friend to their household that they seriously consider the commitment necessary for dog ownership.
"They should really be learning about what the different breeds are designed to do," she said. "It's a commitment for the life of the dog."
The International Kennel Club of Chicago puts on the annual show, which has dogs competing against each other for best in breed awards and the best of the best, the coveted Best in Show prize.
More than 10,000 purebred dogs in 160 breeds will compete or display skills, turning McCormick Place North into the ultimate dog lovers delight.
Humans at the show are welcome to not only watch the competition but stroll into the preparation areas to watch the dogs being prepared for the big event and ask questions about specific breeds.
Don Keane, who owns Stray Bar in Frankfort, also owns the top rated Irish setter in the United States.
Reign recently competed at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York and is slated to complete in the International Kennel Club of Chicago's International Cluster of Dog Shows at McCormick Place.


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Like when President Obama admitted that if re-elected, he will accelerate his policies that take your earnings and re-distribute them to even more federal government programs.
Not to mention stepping up their aggressive regulatory agenda.
Scary too were the carefully coded anti-free-enterprise, class-warfare messages. Clearly, if you are successful and earn profits, the hard-earned dollars you hope to use growing your business and reward your employees will be appropriated by Uncle Sam.
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I was thinking of trying to grow moon flowers, they are so beautiful and sweet smelling, but I don't know if it is too late to plant them in the ground now or not,(end of July). I would like to grow some but I think I will have to wait until next spring to plant them. What do you think? I still have August and September before it starts getting too cool, any advice will be appreciated. One of my neighbors has some and has said that he will give me some seed pods when they turn brown. Can he give me the pods while they are still green and I put them in a baggie and keep them until next spring and plant them then? |
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Plant next year because it takes more than 60 days to maturity (bloom). Wait until the seed matures on the neighbor's plants to collect them. The seeds don't mature if you pick when green pods. |
- Posted by form83crew 5 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 20:18
I learned from experience..do not try to pick the green pods and refridgerate them...they turn to mush...and try not to handle the pods...they are poisoninous |
Here in this picture you can see the seedling in the corner, also I have two seeds soaking in the blue bowl next to it. I read warmth is one of the keys to germination but as I don't have a lamp that I can rest the bowl on I took the water and peroxide mixture and heated it up, and poured some of that on the seeds. I only have two that I am trying besides the one already sprouted, I figure if those two sprout and the one already started I would put them all in the same pot and maybe have a happy mess of flowers. They don't need to be neat and orderly, just so I have more than one that will grow. |
Is this a moonflower bush seedling? If so am I doing everything right?I have planted several seeds in here with the plant and for some reason it is the only one that has come up. Could they others be dried out? I am soaking 4 seeds and they are floating, I have them in water and peroxide. |
Here are the seeds I was trying to sprout, do you think they are dried out? I decided to try 15 seeds and hopefully SOME of them will sprout. |
i am trying to figure out why my moonflower seeds are not growing, I put them between two coffee filters and wait until I see a tail and then put them in potting soil, I keep them as moist and warm as I can, I have a pot on the windowsill that has a bunch in there and nothing is happening. I had 15 seeds in a bowl soaking and one grew a tail so I put it in the potting soil that has the seedling in it. If they all come up at the same time I am going to have a boatload of moonflowers. Could it be because it is not warm outside? I have the flourescent lamp on them and that is making the seeds sprout, but nothing from the ones that I have planted before and they have been moist and warm. What could I be doing wrong? Help! |
Is this the right way to do this? I went up to the Dollar store and got 3 packages, they each have 7 seeds in them, I just opened one pack and are soaking all 7 of them, hoping one at least will sprout. The water has hydrogen peroxide in it and I scored each of them with a metal file, did I do the right thing? Do they need to be in light to sprout or can they just sit there where they are? |
Look what I found when I looked in the pot with the seedling, it has a friend again! I also have the seeds soaking. Can you grow the vine moonflowers and the bush moonflowers in the same place? And morning glories too, I have a place that would be perfect for all of them, there is a fence that would look pretty with the colors of the morning glories and the moonflowers. |
Is it a good idea to put plastic on the pot that has the seedlings in it? I have plastic on everything that has moonflower seeds in them. |
Several of my moonvine seeds have roots, there are even a couple of them that have REALLY long roots! In the square pot there are only two seedlings and they are moonflowers. All the moonvine seeds are in the clay pot and the small green pot, I was thinking of moving the seeds that are in the small pot into one of the green pots that came with the Amaryllis, does that sound like a good idea? They will have more room and not be so crowded. |
This is one of my moonvine seeds sprouting, they are quick, I just replanted them into their own pot the other day and they are sprouting, also one of the others I had to replant again, the roots are very, very long and they keep pushing the seed out of the soil, thinking of putting all the moonvine seeds in one pot and letting them be one big happy mess. Will be so happy just to see a moonflower and know that I grew it from a seed. Didn't think I had that much patience.lol! |
I guess I can grow just about anything, this is the moonvine seed since yesterday! Whoever said these seeds sprout fast sure knew what they were talking about. It is almost like you can watch these sprout and I have two more on their way up out of the soil! These grow faster than anything else I have ever grown, I don't think you need a green thumb to grow these, just water, good potting soil, and a minimum of patience. |
These are the latest pictures of my moonflower vines, they are popping up like volcanoes. I hope I can keep them alive until I can put them in the ground, the only problem I can see is trying to get them all out when the time comes, it may be interesting, I think I am going to let them twine around each other and be a big happy mess, one question, will they bloom while they are in the house or will they wait until they are out and in the ground? The reason I asked is I grew MG in the house and it bloomed, and these are cousins to the MF. |
These are the latest pictures of my moonflower vines, they are popping up like volcanoes. I hope I can keep them alive until I can put them in the ground, the only problem I can see is trying to get them all out when the time comes, it may be interesting, I think I am going to let them twine around each other and be a big happy mess, one question, will they bloom while they are in the house or will they wait until they are out and in the ground? The reason I asked is I grew MG in the house and it bloomed, and these are cousins to the MF. |
Latest picture of my moonflower vine seedlings, one question, will the flowers bloom while inside? I had a mornig glory plant last winter and it bloomed, and I planted it outside, and it bloomed again. So I am going to let them twine around each other and be a big happy mess, hopefully they will give me one bloom before I plant it outside. |
This is a picture of the moonflower vine seedlings that have come up there are 6 up right now and 3 sprouting and in the same pot with the Datura there is one moonflower vine seed sprouting. Then in the little green pot there are two, one already out and opening and the other is just now showing just a little. |
Can anyone post a picture of where the second set of leaves will be on the moonflower vine seedling? I have a lot of seedlings and am just trying to figure out where to look for the true leaves. |
I gave away a few moonflower vine seedlings, I have 6 seedlings left, going to give 3 more away and keep the other 3, I also have 3 Datura seedlings just going to town, here is a picture of one of the moonflower vine seedlings growing its true leaves. |
This is one of themoonvine seedlings that I planted, one of the friends that I gave a seedling to his had a bloom on it the other day and it is only 6 inches tall! He uses water and coffee grounds, how does this one look to you? |
What would cause the leaves to fall off the moonvine seedling? My neighbor just brought the one back that I gave to her and all the leaves fell off, the stem is still green, and I noticed it was very dry, so I watered it real well and have it under the flourescent lamp. Do you think it can be saved? |
I planted this moon vine yesterday and it is supposed to rain today, do you think it would be alright if it got rained on? I know this is a silly question but I got it this far I don't want it damaged before it even blooms once. They do seem to like the warmer weather. |
- Posted by botaniphile 9 (My Page) on Tue, May 7, 13 at 10:39
They are tough plants. It should be fine. |
latest picture of moon vine, it does not seem to want to try to twine, there are no tendrils or anything like that, could it not be big enough? If so, what can I do to make it grow bigger? I had it outside but the squirrels kept digging it up, if I plant it in the ground, will the little buggers keep digging it up? If so, how do I stop them? |
Is it a good idea to use Jobe's fertilizer spikes on my moon vine plant? It is in the bedroom because of the squirrels, but I think I am going to plant it in the ground tomorrow and see what happens, I will put cayenne pepper around it and maybe it will survive. I was thinking of putting one of the spikes in the soil around the rose. What do you think? |
Here is the moon vine plant outside, I guess it is not warm enough for it to take off yet, it is not dying or anything it is kind of just sitting there. Will it take off in July and August? |
Here is a interesting development in my moon vine pot, there is a morning glory coming up too! I don't remember planting one in there, so that is a good surprise, though I have no idea what color it is going to be. |
Have not posted in awhile thought I would let you see the moonvine and datura in the windowsill, I added just a very little Miracle-gro to the water the last time and they loved it! It is growing like crazy, so here it is and maybe you can tell me if you think it will bloom before winter. |
The moon vine that I have outside is doing well, it is starting to run, here is a picture of it twining up the string. |
- Posted by BettyJSmith none (My Page) on Mon, Mar 17, 14 at 18:57
Wow! Ya'll are sure worrying a lot over these moon vines! I had never heard of putting peroxide into the water with the seeds before. I let mine soak for 2-3 days, when the weather is warm outdoors, then they grow like weeds! They get the occasional shot of miracle grow with the rest of the garden, but other than that, they just grow and bloom like they're supposed to. It sounds like ya'll must be in a colder zone. I'm in zone 7b. |
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