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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 39.9, Code 1997, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new unnumbered paragraph: 1 3 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. A person shall not be elected 1 4 for a term as secretary of agriculture if the term would 1 5 result in more than a total of twelve years of service or 1 6 three four-year terms as secretary of agriculture. If a 1 7 person is elected or appointed to serve a portion of a term to 1 8 which some other person was elected or appointed but that 1 9 person died in office or resigned from office or was otherwise 1 10 removed from office, those years served shall not be included 1 11 in the terms of office or total years of service. 1 12 Sec. 2. This Act takes effect upon ratification of an 1 13 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting to 1 14 three terms, or twelve years of service, persons elected to 1 15 the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney 1 16 general, secretary of state, auditor of state, and treasurer 1 17 of state, and as members of the Iowa senate and limiting to 1 18 six terms, or twelve years of service, persons elected as 1 19 members of the Iowa house of representatives. 1 20 Sec. 3. This Act applies to terms of office beginning on 1 21 or after January 1 following the effective date of this Act. 1 22 EXPLANATION 1 23 This bill provides that a person elected to the office of 1 24 Iowa secretary of agriculture is limited to no more than three 1 25 terms or 12 years of service. Partial terms are not included 1 26 in the number of terms or years of service. 1 27 The bill takes effect upon ratification of an amendment to 1 28 the Iowa Constitution limiting to three terms the terms of the 1 29 governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of 1 30 state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and members of 1 31 the Iowa senate and limiting to six terms the terms of members 1 32 of the Iowa house of representatives. The bill applies to 1 33 terms of office beginning on or after January 1 following the 1 34 effective date of the bill. 1 35 LSB 1027SS 77 2 1 sc/jj/8
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