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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 39.9, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 39.9 STATE OFFICERS &endash; TERM. 1 4 The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, 1 5 auditor of state, treasurer of state,secretary of1 6agriculture,and attorney general shall be elected for a term 1 7 of four years at the general election held in the year 1974 1 8 and every four years thereafter. 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 43.6, subsection 1, Code 1995, is amended 1 10 to read as follows: 1 11 1. When a vacancy occurs in the office of senator in the 1 12 Congress of the United States, lieutenant governor, secretary 1 13 of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state,secretary of1 14agriculture,or attorney general and section 69.13 requires 1 15 that the vacancy be filled for the balance of the unexpired 1 16 term at a general election, candidates for the office shall be 1 17 nominated in the preceding primary election if the vacancy 1 18 occurs eighty-nine or more days before the date of that 1 19 primary election. If the vacancy occurs less than one hundred 1 20 four days before the date of that primary election, the state 1 21 commissioner shall accept nomination papers for that office 1 22 only until five o'clock p.m. on the seventy-fourth day before 1 23 the primary election, the provisions of section 43.11 1 24 notwithstanding. If the vacancy occurs later than eighty-nine 1 25 days before the date of that primary election, but not less 1 26 than eighty-nine days before the date of the general election, 1 27 the nominations shall be made in the manner prescribed by this 1 28 chapter for filling vacancies in nominations for offices to be 1 29 voted for at the general election. 1 30 Sec. 3. Section 43.24, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph 1 31 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 32 Objections filed with the state commissioner shall be 1 33 considered by the secretary of state, auditor of state, and 1 34 attorney general. However, if the objection is to the 1 35 nomination petition, certificate of nomination, or eligibility 2 1 of one or more of those officers, those officers shall be 2 2 replaced, respectively, by the treasurer of state, secretary2 3of agriculture,and lieutenant governor for the hearing. 2 4 Sec. 4. Section 43.77, subsection 4, Code 1995, is amended 2 5 to read as follows: 2 6 4. A vacancy has occurred in the office of senator in the 2 7 Congress of the United States, lieutenant governor, secretary 2 8 of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state,secretary of2 9agriculture,or attorney general, under the circumstances 2 10 described in section 69.13, less than eighty-nine days before 2 11 the primary election and not less than eighty-nine days before 2 12 the general election. 2 13 Sec. 5. Section 43.78, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2 14 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2 15 a. For senator in the Congress of the United States or any 2 16 office listed in section 39.9, by the party's state 2 17 convention, which may be reconvened by the state party 2 18 chairperson if the vacancy occurs after the convention has 2 19 been held or too late to be filled at the time it is held. 2 20 However, a vacancy so occurring with respect to the offices of 2 21 secretary of state, auditor of state, or treasurer of stateor2 22secretary of agriculturemay be filled by the party's state 2 23 central committee in lieu of reconvening the state convention. 2 24 Sec. 6. Section 44.6, Code 1995, is amended to read as 2 25 follows: 2 26 44.6 HEARING BEFORE STATE COMMISSIONER. 2 27 Objections filed with the state commissioner shall be 2 28 considered by the secretary of state and auditor of state and 2 29 attorney general, and a majority decision shall be final; but 2 30 if the objection is to the certificate of nomination of one or 2 31 more of the above named officers, said officer or officers so 2 32 objected to shall not pass upon the same, but their places 2 33 shall be filled, respectively, by the treasurer of state, the 2 34 governor, and thesecretary of agriculturelieutenant 2 35 governor. 3 1 Sec. 7. Section 68B.2, subsection 26, Code 1995, is 3 2 amended to read as follows: 3 3 26. "Statewide elected official" means the governor, 3 4 lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, 3 5 treasurer of state,secretary of agriculture,and attorney 3 6 general of the state of Iowa. 3 7 Sec. 8. Section 69.13, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, 3 8 is amended to read as follows: 3 9 If a vacancy occurs in the office of senator in the 3 10 Congress of the United States, lieutenant governor, secretary 3 11 of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state,secretary of3 12agriculture,or attorney general eighty-nine or more days 3 13 before a general election, and the unexpired term in which the 3 14 vacancy exists has more than seventy days to run after the 3 15 date of that general election, the vacancy shall be filled for 3 16 the balance of the unexpired term at that general election and 3 17 the person elected to fill the vacancy shall assume office as 3 18 soon as a certificate of election has been issued and the 3 19 person has qualified. 3 20 Sec. 9. Section 159.5, Code 1995, is amended by adding the 3 21 following new unnumbered paragraph before unnumbered paragraph 3 22 1: 3 23 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The chief administrative officer 3 24 of the department is the secretary who shall be appointed by 3 25 the governor, subject to confirmation of the senate, and serve 3 26 at the governor's pleasure. The governor shall make the 3 27 appointment based on the appointee's training, experience, and 3 28 capabilities. The secretary shall be knowledgeable in the 3 29 general field of agriculture and land management. The salary 3 30 of the director shall be fixed by the governor within salary 3 31 guidelines or a range established by the general assembly. 3 32 Sec. 10. Section 159.19, Code 1995, is repealed. 3 33 Sec. 11. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to terms of 3 34 office of secretary of agriculture beginning on or after 3 35 January 1, 1999. 4 1 EXPLANATION 4 2 This bill changes the office of secretary of agriculture 4 3 from an elective office to an appointive one. The bill 4 4 provides that the secretary is to be appointed by the governor 4 5 to serve at the pleasure of the governor, subject to confirma- 4 6 tion by the senate. The salary of the secretary is to be set 4 7 by the governor within guidelines established by the general 4 8 assembly. 4 9 The bill applies to terms of office of secretary of 4 10 agriculture beginning on or after January 1, 1999. 4 11 LSB 3463YH 76 4 12 sc/jw/5
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