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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1 4 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu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 – CLASSIFICATION. Sec. 3. The members of
1 7 the House of Representatives shall be chosen by the qualified
1 8 electors of their respective districts, and their term of
1 9 office shall commence on the first day of January following
1 10 their election which is not a Sunday or legal holiday, and
1 11 continue four years, and until their successors are elected
1 12 and qualified. Representatives shall be classified by statute
1 13 so that as nearly as possible one-half of the members of the
1 14 House of Representatives shall be elected every two years.
1 15 The General Assembly shall make such changes in the law
1 16 governing the time of election and terms of office of
1 17 Representatives as shall be necessary to make the time of
1 18 their election and terms of office conform to this amendment.
1 19 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 20 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
1 21 thereof:
1 22 SENATORS – QUALIFICATIONS. Sec. 5. Senators shall be
1 23 chosen for a term of six years, at the same time and place as
1 24 Representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, and
1 25 possess the qualifications of Representatives as to residence
1 26 and citizenship.
1 27 The General Assembly shall make such changes in the law
1 28 governing the time of election and terms of office of Senators
1 29 as shall be necessary to make the time of their election and
1 30 terms of office conform to this amendment.
1 31 3. Section 6 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 32 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 3 of the
1 33 Amendments of 1968, is repealed and the following adopted in
1 34 lieu thereof:
1 35 SENATORS – NUMBER AND CLASSIFICATION. Sec. 6. The number
2 1 of Senators shall total not more than one-half the membership
2 2 of the House of Representatives. Senators shall be classified
2 3 by statute so that as nearly as possible one-third of the
2 4 members of the Senate shall be elected every two years.
2 5 4. Section 35 of Article III of the Constitution of the
2 6 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 4 of Amendments
2 7 of 1868, amendment number 2 of the Amendments of 1904, and
2 8 amendment number 3 of the Amendments of 1968, is repealed and
2 9 the following adopted in lieu thereof:
2 10 SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES – NUMBER AND DISTRICTS. Sec.
2 11 35. The General Assembly shall in each year immediately
2 12 following the United States decennial census determine the
2 13 number of Senators and Representatives to be elected to the
2 14 General Assembly and establish senatorial and representative
2 15 districts. The General Assembly shall complete the
2 16 apportionment prior to September 1 of the year so required.
2 17 If the apportionment fails to become law prior to September 15
2 18 of such year, the Supreme Court shall cause the State to be
2 19 apportioned into senatorial and representative districts to
2 20 comply with the requirements of the Constitution prior to
2 21 December 31 of such year. The reapportioning authority shall,
2 22 where necessary in establishing senatorial and representative
2 23 districts, shorten the term of any Senator or Representative
2 24 prior to completion of the term. Any Senator or
2 25 Representative whose term is so terminated shall not be
2 26 compensated for the uncompleted part of the term.
2 27 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
2 28 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
2 29 at the next general election for members of the General
2 30 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
2 31 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
2 32 the date of that election as provided by law.
2 33 EXPLANATION
2 34 This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment
2 35 to provide members of the house of representatives with terms
3 1 of four years and members of the senate with terms of six
3 2 years. The amendment provides that one-third of the members
3 3 of the senate and one-half of the members of the house of
3 4 representatives are to be elected every two years.
3 5 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
3 6 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
3 7 ratification.
3 8 LSB 1895HH 77
3 9 sc/sc/14
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