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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1 4 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu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.
1 20 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 21 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
1 22 thereof:
1 23 SENATORS – QUALIFICATIONS. Sec. 5. Senators shall be
1 24 chosen for a term of four years, at the same time and place as
1 25 Representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, and
1 26 possess the qualifications of Representatives as to residence
1 27 and citizenship. A person shall not be elected for a term as
1 28 Senator if the term would result in more than a total of
1 29 twelve years of service or three four-year terms as a Senator.
1 30 If a person is elected or appointed to serve a portion of a
1 31 term to which some other person was elected or appointed but
1 32 that person died in office or resigned from office or was
1 33 otherwise removed from office, those years served shall not be
1 34 included in the terms of office or total years of service.
1 35 3. Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
2 1 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
2 2 Amendments of 1972 and amendment number 1 of the Amendments of
2 3 1988, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
2 4 ELECTION AND TERM. Sec. 2. The Governor and the
2 5 Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors
2 6 at the time and place of voting for members of the General
2 7 Assembly. Each of them shall hold office for four years from
2 8 the time of installation in office and until a successor is
2 9 elected and qualifies. A person shall not be elected Governor
2 10 if the term would result in more than a total of twelve years
2 11 of service or three four-year terms as Governor. A person
2 12 shall not be elected Lieutenant Governor if the term would
2 13 result in more than a total of twelve years of service or
2 14 three four-year terms as Lieutenant Governor. If a person is
2 15 elected or appointed to serve a portion of a term to which
2 16 some other person was elected or appointed but that person
2 17 died in office or resigned from office or was otherwise
2 18 removed from office, those years served shall not be included
2 19 in the terms of office or total years of service.
2 20 4. Section 22 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
2 21 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
2 22 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in
2 23 lieu thereof:
2 24 SECRETARY – AUDITOR – TREASURER. Sec. 22. A Secretary
2 25 of State, an Auditor of State, and a Treasurer of State shall
2 26 be elected by the qualified electors at the same time that the
2 27 Governor is elected and for a four-year term commencing on the
2 28 first day of January next after their election, and they shall
2 29 perform such duties as may be provided by law. A person shall
2 30 not be elected Secretary of State if the term would result in
2 31 more than a total of twelve years of service or three four-
2 32 year terms as Secretary of State. A person shall not be
2 33 elected Auditor of State if the term would result in more than
2 34 a total of twelve years of service or three four-year terms as
2 35 Auditor of State. A person shall not be elected Treasurer of
3 1 State if the term would result in more than a total of twelve
3 2 years of service or three four-year terms as Treasurer of
3 3 State. If a person is elected or appointed to serve a portion
3 4 of a term to which some other person was elected or appointed
3 5 but that person died in office or resigned from office or was
3 6 otherwise removed from office, those years served shall not be
3 7 included in the terms of office or total years of service.
3 8 5. Section 12 of Article V of the Constitution of the
3 9 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
3 10 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in
3 11 lieu thereof:
3 12 ATTORNEY GENERAL. Sec. 12. The General Assembly shall
3 13 provide, by law, for the election of an Attorney General by
3 14 the people, whose term of office shall be four years, and
3 15 until a successor is elected and qualifies. A person shall
3 16 not be elected Attorney General if the term would result in
3 17 more than a total of twelve years of service or three four-
3 18 year terms as Attorney General. If a person is elected or
3 19 appointed to serve a portion of a term to which some other
3 20 person was elected or appointed but that person died in office
3 21 or resigned from office or was otherwise removed from office,
3 22 those years served shall not be included in the terms of
3 23 office or total years of service.
3 24 Sec. 2. The following amendment to the Constitution of the
3 25 State of Iowa is proposed:
3 26 Section 17 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of
3 27 Iowa, as added by the Amendment of 1962, is repealed and the
3 28 following adopted in lieu thereof:
3 29 TERMS – JUDICIAL ELECTIONS. Sec. 17. Members of all
3 30 courts shall have such tenure in office as may be fixed by
3 31 law, but terms of supreme court judges shall be eight years
3 32 and terms of judges of the court of appeals and of the
3 33 district court shall be six years. Judges shall serve for one
3 34 year after appointment and until the first day of January
3 35 following the next judicial election after the expiration of
4 1 such year. They shall at such judicial election stand for
4 2 retention in office on a separate ballot which shall submit
4 3 the question of whether such judge shall be retained in office
4 4 for the tenure prescribed for such office and when such tenure
4 5 is a term of years, on their request, they shall, at the
4 6 judicial election next before the end of each term, stand
4 7 again for retention on such ballot. The general assembly
4 8 shall prescribe the time for holding judicial elections.
4 9 A supreme court judge shall not stand for retention if the
4 10 term for which the judge would be retained would result in
4 11 more than a total of sixteen years of service or two terms as
4 12 a supreme court judge. A judge of the court of appeals shall
4 13 not stand for retention if the term for which the judge would
4 14 be retained would result in more than a total of twelve years
4 15 of service or two six-year terms as a judge of the court of
4 16 appeals. A judge of a district court shall not stand for
4 17 retention if the term for which the judge would be retained
4 18 would result in more than a total of twelve years of service
4 19 or two six-year terms as a judge of a district court.
4 20 Sec. 3. The foregoing amendments to the Constitution of
4 21 the State of Iowa are referred to the General Assembly to be
4 22 chosen at the next general election for members of the General
4 23 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
4 24 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
4 25 the date of that election as provided by law.
4 26 EXPLANATION
4 27 This joint resolution proposes two amendments to the
4 28 Constitution of the State of Iowa. The first amendment
4 29 provides that members of the Iowa house of representatives
4 30 shall not serve more than six terms or 12 years as a
4 31 representative and that members of the Iowa senate shall not
4 32 serve more than three terms or 12 years as a senator. If a
4 33 person serves a portion of a term to which some other person
4 34 was elected or appointed, the partial term shall not be
4 35 included in the number of terms or total years of service.
5 1 The amendment also provides that persons elected to the
5 2 office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,
5 3 secretary of state, auditor of state, and treasurer of state
5 4 are limited to three terms or 12 years in each office. If a
5 5 person serves a portion of a term to which some other person
5 6 was elected or appointed, the partial term shall not be
5 7 included in the number of terms or total years of service.
5 8 The second amendment limits the terms and years of service
5 9 of judges other than district associate judges. Terms of
5 10 justices of the supreme court are set at eight years and they
5 11 are limited to two terms or 16 years of service. Terms of
5 12 judges of the court of appeals and of district court judges
5 13 are set at six years and they are limited to two terms or 12
5 14 years of service.
5 15 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
5 16 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
5 17 ratification.
5 18 LSB 1878SS 77
5 19 sc/sc/14.1
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