<P> The Missouri Plan (originally the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, also known as the merit plan, or some variation) is a method for the selection of judges . It originated in Missouri in 1940 and has been adopted by several states of the United States . Similar methods are used in some other countries . </P> <P> Under the Plan, a non-partisan commission reviews candidates for a judicial vacancy . The commission then sends to the governor a list of candidates considered best qualified . The governor then has sixty days to select a candidate from the list . If the governor does not make a selection within sixty days, the commission makes the selection . </P> <P> At the general election soonest after the completion of one year's service, the judge must stand in a "retention election". If a majority votes against retention, the judge is removed from office, and the process starts anew . If the majority votes in favor of retention, the judge serves out a full term . </P>

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