ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚɹ ɐmˈɛndᵻd ðə stˈeɪt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z tə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ dˈɪstɹɪkt ɐtˈɜːniz təbi sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ vˈoʊt, fˈoːɹsɪŋ bɹˈɪdʒᵻz tə ɹˈʌn fɔːɹ ɹiːᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
The legislature amended the state constitution in the early 1850s to require district attorneys to be selected by popular vote, forcing Bridges to run for reelection in 1854.