Update: Voters reject overhaul of judiciary in Oregon, South Dakota

Voters rejected ballot measures in Oregon and South Dakota -- described in this earlier entry to the Oregon Business Litigation blog -- that would have significantly changed the judicial systems in both states.  Oregon's Measure 40, which would have required appellate judges to be elected from geographic districts -- failed by 56-44 percent.  Meanwhile, South Dakota's more radical "Jail 4 Judges" measure received support from only 10 percent of the state's voters.