Bills to amend the constitution to implement a merit selection system for Pennsylvania's appellate courts have been introduced in  both houses of the state legislature.  The text of the proposed amendment and accompanying enabling legislation are available: SENATE BILL No. 1324 and HOUSE BILL No. 2488 (proposed amendment); SENATE BILL No. 1325 and HOUSE BILL No. 2386 (proposed enabling legislation).  A summary of the proposal is available here, and more information is available on our blog, JudgesOnMerit.org.