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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed: 1 3 1. Section 3 of Article III of the Constitution of the 1 4 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu 1 5 thereof: 1 6 REPRESENTATIVES. SEC. 3. The members of the House of 1 7 Representatives shall be chosen every second year, by the 1 8 qualified electors of their respective districts, and their 1 9 term of office shall commence on the first day of January next 1 10 after their election, and continue two years, and until their 1 11 successors are elected and qualified. A person shall not be 1 12 elected as a Representative more than six consecutive times. 1 13 If a person is elected to serve a portion of a term to which 1 14 some other person was elected, the partial term served shall 1 15 not be included as a consecutive election. 1 16 This limitation on the number of terms shall apply to terms 1 17 of office beginning on or after January 1, 1999. 1 18 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the 1 19 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu 1 20 thereof: 1 21 SENATORS &endash; QUALIFICATIONS. SEC. 5. Senators shall be 1 22 chosen for the term of four years, at the same time and place 1 23 as Representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, 1 24 and possess the qualifications of Representatives as to 1 25 residence and citizenship. A person shall not be elected as a 1 26 Senator more than three consecutive times. If a person is 1 27 elected to serve a portion of a term to which some other 1 28 person was elected, the partial term served shall not be 1 29 included as a consecutive election. 1 30 This limitation on the number of terms shall apply to terms 1 31 of office beginning on or after January 1, 1999. 1 32 3. Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the 1 33 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the 1 34 Amendments of 1972 and amendment number 1 of the Amendments of 1 35 1988, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 2 1 ELECTION AND TERM. SEC. 2. The Governor and the 2 2 Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors 2 3 at the time and place of voting for members of the General 2 4 Assembly. Each of them shall hold office for four years from 2 5 the time of installation in office and until a successor is 2 6 elected and qualifies. A person shall not be elected Governor 2 7 or Lieutenant Governor more than three consecutive times. If 2 8 a person succeeds to the office of Governor to serve a portion 2 9 of a term to which some other person was elected Governor, the 2 10 partial term shall not be included as a consecutive election. 2 11 If a person is elected or appointed to serve as Lieutenant 2 12 Governor for a portion of a term to which some other person 2 13 was elected or appointed Lieutenant Governor, the partial term 2 14 shall not be included as a consecutive election. 2 15 This limitation on the number of terms shall apply to terms 2 16 of office beginning on or after January 1, 1999. 2 17 4. Section 22 of Article IV of the Constitution of the 2 18 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the 2 19 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in 2 20 lieu thereof: 2 21 SECRETARY &endash; AUDITOR &endash; TREASURER. SEC. 22. A Secretary 2 22 of State, an Auditor of State and a Treasurer of State shall 2 23 be elected by the qualified electors at the same time that the 2 24 Governor is elected and for a four-year term commencing on the 2 25 first day of January next after their election, and they shall 2 26 perform such duties as may be provided by law. A person shall 2 27 not be elected Secretary of State more than three consecutive 2 28 times. A person shall not be elected Auditor of State more 2 29 than three consecutive times. A person shall not be elected 2 30 Treasurer of State more than three consecutive times. If a 2 31 person is elected or appointed to serve a portion of a term to 2 32 which some other person was elected or appointed, the partial 2 33 term shall not be included as a consecutive election. 2 34 This limitation on the number of terms shall apply to terms 2 35 of office beginning on or after January 1, 1999. 3 1 5. Section 12 of Article V of the Constitution of the 3 2 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the 3 3 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in 3 4 lieu thereof: 3 5 ATTORNEY GENERAL. SEC. 12. The General Assembly shall 3 6 provide, by law, for the election of an Attorney General by 3 7 the people, whose term of office shall be four years, and 3 8 until a successor is elected and qualifies. A person shall 3 9 not be elected Attorney General more than three consecutive 3 10 times. If a person is elected or appointed to serve a portion 3 11 of a term to which some other person was elected or appointed, 3 12 the partial term shall not be included as a consecutive 3 13 election. 3 14 This limitation on the number of terms shall apply to terms 3 15 of office beginning on or after January 1, 1999. 3 16 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the 3 17 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen 3 18 at the next general election for members of the General 3 19 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the 3 20 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to 3 21 the date of that election as provided by law. 3 22 EXPLANATION 3 23 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 3 24 Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide that members of 3 25 the Iowa house of representatives shall not serve more than 3 26 six consecutive terms and members of the Iowa senate shall not 3 27 serve more than three consecutive terms. A partial term 3 28 served is not included as a consecutive election. The 3 29 limitation on the number of terms and years of service shall 3 30 only apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 3 31 1999. 3 32 The resolution also provides that persons elected to the 3 33 office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, 3 34 secretary of state, auditor of state, and treasurer of state 3 35 are limited to three consecutive terms of office. A partial 4 1 term served is not included as a consecutive election. The 4 2 limitation on the number of terms shall only apply to terms of 4 3 office beginning on or after January 1, 1999. 4 4 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 4 5 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for 4 6 ratification. 4 7 LSB 1263HH 76 4 8 sc/sc/14
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