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This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Indiana State Constitution that would explicitly add Circuit Court Judges and Prosecuting Attorneys to the list of state officials who can be removed from office through impeachment or a joint resolution. Currently, the constitution allows state officers to be removed for "crime, incapacity, or negligence" through impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial by the Senate, or by a joint resolution of the General Assembly, with two-thirds of members in each branch voting in favor. The proposed amendment would formally insert Circuit Court Judges and Prosecuting Attorneys into Sections 7 and 8 of Article 6, clarifying their vulnerability to removal and ensuring they are subject to the same removal procedures as other state officials. This resolution must be agreed to by the next General Assembly before becoming a constitutional amendment, which is a standard process for constitutional changes in Indiana.

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https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/resolutions/house/joint/1/details