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1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed:
1 3 Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of
1 4 Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the Amendments of
1 5 1972 and amendment number 1 of the Amendments of 1988, is
1 6 repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
1 7 ELECTION AND TERM. SEC. 2. The Governor and the
1 8 Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the registered voters
1 9 at the time and place of voting for members of the General
1 10 Assembly. Each of them shall hold office for four years from
1 11 the time of installation in office and until a successor is
1 12 elected and qualifies. A person shall not be elected as
1 13 Governor more than two consecutive times. If a person serves
1 14 three or more years of a term to which some other person was
1 15 elected, the partial term shall be included as a consecutive
1 16 election. This limitation on the number of terms shall apply
1 17 to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 1999.
1 18 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
1 19 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
1 20 at the next general election for members of the General
1 21 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
1 22 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
1 23 the date of that election as provided by law.
1 24 EXPLANATION
1 25 This resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution
1 26 of the State of Iowa providing that a person elected to the
1 27 office of governor is limited to two consecutive terms of
1 28 office. A partial term of three years or more is considered a
1 29 consecutive election. The limitation applies to terms of
1 30 office beginning on or after January 1, 1999. The resolution,
1 31 if adopted, would be referred to the next general assembly
1 32 before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
1 33 LSB 1249YH 76
1 34 sc/sc/14
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