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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 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1 4 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu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 for a term as Representative if the term would result
1 13 in more than a total of twelve years of service or six two-
1 14 year terms as a Representative. If a person is elected or
1 15 appointed to serve a portion of a term to which some other
1 16 person was elected or appointed but that person died in office
1 17 or resigned from office or was otherwise removed from office,
1 18 those years served shall not be included in the terms of
1 19 office or total years of service. This limitation on the
1 20 number of terms and the years of service and the phase-in of
1 21 the four-year terms shall only apply to terms of office
1 22 beginning on or after January 1, 1999.
1 23 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 24 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
1 25 thereof:
1 26 SENATORS &endash; QUALIFICATIONS. Sec. 5. Senators shall be
1 27 chosen for a term of four years, at the same time and place as
1 28 Representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, and
1 29 possess the qualifications of Representatives as to residence
1 30 and citizenship. A person shall not be elected for a term as
1 31 Senator if the term would result in more than a total of
1 32 twelve years of service or three four-year terms as a Senator.
1 33 If a person is elected or appointed to serve a portion of a
1 34 term to which some other person was elected or appointed but
1 35 that person died in office or resigned from office or was
2 1 otherwise removed from office, those years served shall not be
2 2 included in the terms of office or total years of service.
2 3 This limitation on the number of terms and the years of
2 4 service shall only apply to terms of office beginning on or
2 5 after January 1, 1999.
2 6 3. Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
2 7 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
2 8 Amendments of 1972 and amendment number 1 of the Amendments of
2 9 1988, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
2 10 ELECTION AND TERM. Sec. 2. The Governor and the
2 11 Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors
2 12 at the time and place of voting for members of the General
2 13 Assembly. Each of them shall hold office for four years from
2 14 the time of installation in office and until a successor is
2 15 elected and qualifies. A person shall not be elected Governor
2 16 or Lieutenant Governor if the term would result in more than a
2 17 total of twelve years of service or three four-year terms in
2 18 either office. If a person is elected or appointed to serve a
2 19 portion of a term to which some other person was elected or
2 20 appointed but that person died in office or resigned from
2 21 office or was otherwise removed from office, those years
2 22 served shall not be included in the terms of office or total
2 23 years of service. This limitation on the number of terms and
2 24 the years of service shall only apply to terms of office
2 25 beginning on or after January 1, 1999.
2 26 4. Section 22 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
2 27 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
2 28 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in
2 29 lieu thereof:
2 30 SECRETARY &endash; AUDITOR &endash; TREASURER. Sec. 22. A Secretary
2 31 of State, an Auditor of State, and a Treasurer of State shall
2 32 be elected by the qualified electors at the same time that the
2 33 Governor is elected and for a four-year term commencing on the
2 34 first day of January next after their election, and they shall
2 35 perform such duties as may be provided by law. A person shall
3 1 not be elected Secretary of State if the term would result in
3 2 more than a total of twelve years of service or three four-
3 3 year terms as Secretary of State. A person shall not be
3 4 elected Auditor of State if the term would result in more than
3 5 a total of twelve years of service or three four-year terms as
3 6 Auditor of State. A person shall not be elected Treasurer of
3 7 State if the term would result in more than a total of twelve
3 8 years of service or three four-year terms as Treasurer of
3 9 State. If a person is elected or appointed to serve a portion
3 10 of a term to which some other person was elected or appointed
3 11 but that person died in office or resigned from office or was
3 12 otherwise removed from office, those years served shall not be
3 13 included in the terms of office or total years of service.
3 14 This limitation on the number of terms and the years of
3 15 service shall only apply to terms of office beginning on or
3 16 after January 1, 1999.
3 17 5. Section 12 of Article V of the Constitution of the
3 18 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
3 19 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in
3 20 lieu thereof:
3 21 ATTORNEY GENERAL. Sec. 12. The General Assembly shall
3 22 provide, by law, for the election of an Attorney General by
3 23 the people, whose term of office shall be four years, and
3 24 until a successor is elected and qualifies. A person shall
3 25 not be elected Attorney General if the term would result in
3 26 more than a total of twelve years of service or three four-
3 27 year terms as Attorney General. If a person is elected or
3 28 appointed to serve a portion of a term to which some other
3 29 person was elected or appointed but that person died in office
3 30 or resigned from office or was otherwise removed from office,
3 31 those years served shall not be included in the terms of
3 32 office or total years of service. This limitation on the
3 33 number of terms and the years of service shall only apply to
3 34 terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 1999.
3 35 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
4 1 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
4 2 at the next general election for members of the General
4 3 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
4 4 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
4 5 the date of that election as provided by law.
4 6 EXPLANATION
4 7 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
4 8 Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide that members of
4 9 the Iowa house of representatives shall not serve more than
4 10 six terms or twelve years as a representative and that members
4 11 of the Iowa senate shall not serve more than three terms or
4 12 twelve years as a senator. If a person serves a portion of a
4 13 term to which some other person was elected or appointed, the
4 14 partial term shall not be included in the number of terms or
4 15 total years of service. The limitation on the number of terms
4 16 and the years of service shall only apply to terms of office
4 17 beginning on or after January 1, 1999.
4 18 The amendment also provides that persons elected to the
4 19 office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,
4 20 secretary of state, auditor of state, and treasurer of state
4 21 are limited to three terms or twelve years in each office. If
4 22 a person serves a portion of a term to which some other person
4 23 was elected or appointed, the partial term shall not be
4 24 included in the number of terms or total years of service.
4 25 The limitation on the number of terms and the years of service
4 26 shall only apply to terms of office beginning on or after
4 27 January 1, 1999.
4 28 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
4 29 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
4 30 ratification.
4 31 LSB 1104SS 76
4 32 sc/sc/14.3
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