Amends existing law to provide that judges and justices appointed to a judicial vacancy shall not be allowed to stand for election for the same judicial seat in the next election and to provide certain residency requirements for district judges.

This legislation will ensure that Idaho voters are able to vote for the judge of their choice when a judgeship positionbecomesopen. Astheprocessstandstoday, whenavacancyoccursinajudge'sposition, areplacement judgeisappointedtofillthevacancy. Theappointedjudgethenbecomesanincumbentandisalmostguaranteed to win in the next election. This legislation would disqualify an appointed judge from running in the next election, but would allow that same individual to run for a judge's position in a subsequent election.