Arizona lawmakers have voted to send an initiative to the November ballot that would protect two state Supreme Court justices from losing their seats. The measure, passed by the GOP majority on partisan lines, aims to change the system of retaining judges, including making it retroactive to prevent the removal of Justices Bolick and King. These anti-abortion judges have been targeted for their support of a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War. The initiative would limit the circumstances under which Supreme Court justices, appellate court judges, and some superior court judges are subject to retention votes.