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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1 4 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu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 shall only apply to
1 21 terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
1 22 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 23 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
1 24 thereof:
1 25 SENATORS – QUALIFICATIONS. Sec. 5. Senators shall be
1 26 chosen for a term of four years, at the same time and place as
1 27 Representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, and
1 28 possess the qualifications of Representatives as to residence
1 29 and citizenship. A person shall not be elected for a term as
1 30 Senator if the term would result in more than a total of
1 31 twelve years of service or three four-year terms as a Senator.
1 32 If a person is elected or appointed to serve a portion of a
1 33 term to which some other person was elected or appointed but
1 34 that person died in office or resigned from office or was
1 35 otherwise removed from office, those years served shall not be
2 1 included in the terms of office or total years of service.
2 2 This limitation on the number of terms and the years of
2 3 service shall only apply to terms of office beginning on or
2 4 after January 1, 2001.
2 5 3. Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
2 6 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
2 7 Amendments of 1972 and amendment number 1 of the Amendments of
2 8 1988, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
2 9 ELECTION AND TERM. Sec. 2. The Governor and the
2 10 Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors
2 11 at the time and place of voting for members of the General
2 12 Assembly. Each of them shall hold office for four years from
2 13 the time of installation in office and until a successor is
2 14 elected and qualifies. A person shall not be elected Governor
2 15 or Lieutenant Governor if the term would result in more than a
2 16 total of twelve years of service or three four-year terms in
2 17 either office. If a person is elected or appointed to serve a
2 18 portion of a term to which some other person was elected or
2 19 appointed but that person died in office or resigned from
2 20 office or was otherwise removed from office, those years
2 21 served shall not be included in the terms of office or total
2 22 years of service. This limitation on the number of terms and
2 23 the years of service shall only apply to terms of office
2 24 beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
2 25 4. Section 22 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
2 26 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
2 27 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in
2 28 lieu thereof:
2 29 SECRETARY – AUDITOR – TREASURER. Sec. 22. A Secretary
2 30 of State, an Auditor of State, and a Treasurer of State shall
2 31 be elected by the qualified electors at the same time that the
2 32 Governor is elected and for a four-year term commencing on the
2 33 first day of January next after their election, and they shall
2 34 perform such duties as may be provided by law. A person shall
2 35 not be elected Secretary of State if the term would result in
3 1 more than a total of twelve years of service or three four-
3 2 year terms as Secretary of State. A person shall not be
3 3 elected Auditor of State if the term would result in more than
3 4 a total of twelve years of service or three four-year terms as
3 5 Auditor of State. A person shall not be elected Treasurer of
3 6 State if the term would result in more than a total of twelve
3 7 years of service or three four-year terms as Treasurer of
3 8 State. If a person is elected or appointed to serve a portion
3 9 of a term to which some other person was elected or appointed
3 10 but that person died in office or resigned from office or was
3 11 otherwise removed from office, those years served shall not be
3 12 included in the terms of office or total years of service.
3 13 This limitation on the number of terms and the years of
3 14 service shall only apply to terms of office beginning on or
3 15 after January 1, 2001.
3 16 5. Section 12 of Article V of the Constitution of the
3 17 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
3 18 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in
3 19 lieu thereof:
3 20 ATTORNEY GENERAL. Sec. 12. The General Assembly shall
3 21 provide, by law, for the election of an Attorney General by
3 22 the people, whose term of office shall be four years, and
3 23 until a successor is elected and qualifies. A person shall
3 24 not be elected Attorney General if the term would result in
3 25 more than a total of twelve years of service or three four-
3 26 year terms as Attorney General. If a person is elected or
3 27 appointed to serve a portion of a term to which some other
3 28 person was elected or appointed but that person died in office
3 29 or resigned from office or was otherwise removed from office,
3 30 those years served shall not be included in the terms of
3 31 office or total years of service. This limitation on the
3 32 number of terms and the years of service shall only apply to
3 33 terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
3 34 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
3 35 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
4 1 at the next general election for members of the General
4 2 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
4 3 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
4 4 the date of that election as provided by law.
4 5 EXPLANATION
4 6 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
4 7 Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide that members of
4 8 the Iowa house of representatives shall not serve more than
4 9 six terms or 12 years as a representative and that members of
4 10 the Iowa senate shall not serve more than three terms or 12
4 11 years as a senator. If a person serves a portion of a term to
4 12 which some other person was elected or appointed, the partial
4 13 term shall not be included in the number of terms or total
4 14 years of service. The limitation on the number of terms and
4 15 the years of service shall only apply to terms of office
4 16 beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
4 17 The amendment also provides that persons elected to the
4 18 office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,
4 19 secretary of state, auditor of state, and treasurer of state
4 20 are limited to three terms or 12 years in each office. If a
4 21 person serves a portion of a term to which some other person
4 22 was elected or appointed, the partial term shall not be
4 23 included in the number of terms or total years of service.
4 24 The limitation on the number of terms and the years of service
4 25 shall only apply to terms of office beginning on or after
4 26 January 1, 2001.
4 27 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
4 28 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
4 29 ratification.
4 30 LSB 1023SS 77
4 31 sc/sc/14
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