What does the Missouri Plan involve?

The Missouri Plan is centered around the selection of judges in a manner that aims to reduce partisan influence and increase the quality of judicial appointments. It involves the establishment of nonpartisan commissions that evaluate candidates for judicial positions. These commissions are charged with recommending a list of qualified candidates for appointment to the governor, who then selects a judge from that list. After serving for a period, these judges face retention elections, where voters decide whether to keep them in office for another term. This system seeks to balance accountability to the public with a measure of independence from political pressures, thereby promoting a more impartial judiciary.

The other choices do not accurately represent the Missouri Plan; the proposal of legislation by citizens and the public disclosure of judicial decisions relate to different aspects of governance and transparency, while budget approval frameworks pertain to financial management rather than the judiciary.