UPDATED: Constitutional amendment calling for Supreme Court elections passes Legislature

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(Updated to include reaction from attorney general, Planned Parenthood and add more comments from House debate)

A constitutional amendment calling for the election of justices to the Kansas Supreme Court cleared the Kansas Legislature on Wednesday, setting up a potentially expensive battle at the polls next year when it will be put to voters.

The House put the finishing touches on a years-old debate over how Kansas picks judges for the Supreme Court when it approved the amendment on anSSJ

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