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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. Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is
1 4 amended by adding the following new section:
1 5 RECALL OF ELECTIVE OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS. Sec. 9. All
1 6 elective state officers, members of the General Assembly, and
1 7 all elective officials of political subdivisions of the State
1 8 shall be subject to recall from office by the eligible
1 9 electors of the State or political subdivisions whenever a
1 10 petition demanding recall signed by eligible electors equal in
1 11 number to at least twenty-five percent of the votes cast for
1 12 that office in the last election is filed with the official
1 13 with whom nomination papers for the office are filed, and such
1 14 official shall call a special election on the recall of the
1 15 officer or official in accordance with a procedure established
1 16 in law by the General Assembly.
1 17 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
1 18 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
1 19 at the next general election for members of the General
1 20 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
1 21 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
1 22 the date of that election as provided by law.
1 23 EXPLANATION
1 24 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
1 25 Constitution of the State of Iowa which would allow an
1 26 election for the recall from office of the governor,
1 27 lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state,
1 28 treasurer of state, attorney general, secretary of
1 29 agriculture, members of the general assembly, and elective
1 30 officials of political subdivisions after petition by the
1 31 eligible electors of the state or of the political
1 32 subdivisions. Implementation of the amendment would require
1 33 statutory changes.
1 34 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
1 35 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
2 1 ratification.
2 2 LSB 1223HH 77
2 3 sc/sc/14
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