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.  Merit Selection supporters are calling for legislative hearings.
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.