State Supreme Court Elections!

Confused?  So are many citizens of Michigan.  One of the main reasons supreme court elections are not in the lime light during an election year is because they are buried at the bottom of the ballot in the non-partisan section underneath all of the ballot proposals taking place in Michigan. Voters will have two choices between 7 candidates to serve full terms (8 years) in the Michigan Supreme Court and the choice between 3 candidates to serve a two year term.  Although the election is 12 days away, both state parties began airing attack ads on the justices whom the opposing party supports.  Although it seems like a short amount of time, 12 days is a long enough period to help the public get exposure to some of these candidates for the first time.   The main concern is that voters will not fill out a complete ballot and fail to recognize which candidates are endorsed by which party, although technically the section is non-partisan.