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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 Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of 1 4 Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the Amendments of 1 5 1972 and amendment number 1 of the Amendments of 1988, is 1 6 repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 1 7 ELECTION AND TERM. SEC. 2. The Governor and Lieutenant 1 8 Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors at the 1 9 time and place of voting for members of the General Assembly. 1 10 Each of them shall hold office for four years from the time of 1 11 installation in office and until a successor is elected and 1 12 qualifies. A person shall not be elected to the office of 1 13 Governor more than twice. A person shall not be elected to 1 14 the office of Lieutenant Governor more than twice. If a 1 15 person succeeds or is elected or appointed to serve a portion 1 16 of a term to which some other person was elected or appointed 1 17 but that person died in office or resigned from office or was 1 18 otherwise removed from office, that succession or election or 1 19 appointment to a portion of a term shall not be considered 1 20 when applying this limitation. This limitation on service 1 21 shall only apply to terms of office beginning on or after 1 22 January 1, 2003. 1 23 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the 1 24 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen 1 25 at the next general election for members of the General 1 26 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the 1 27 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to 1 28 the date of that election as provided by law. 1 29 EXPLANATION 1 30 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 31 Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide that persons 1 32 elected to the office of governor and lieutenant governor are 1 33 limited to two terms in the same office. If a person serves a 1 34 portion of a term to which some other person was elected or 1 35 appointed, the partial term shall not be included in the 2 1 limitation. The limitation on service shall only apply to 2 2 terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 2003. 2 3 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 2 4 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for 2 5 ratification. 2 6 LSB 5608XL 78 2 7 sc/cls/14
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