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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 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 Section 3 of Article III of the Constitution of the 1 4 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu 1 5 thereof: 1 6 REPRESENTATIVES.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 as a 1 14 Representative. If a person is elected to serve a portion of 1 15 a term to which some other person was elected but that person 1 16 died in office or resigned from office or was otherwise 1 17 removed from office, those years served shall not be included 1 18 in the years of service for purposes of this limitation. This 1 19 limitation on the years of service shall only apply to terms 1 20 of office beginning on or after January 1, 2003. 1 21 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the 1 22 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu 1 23 thereof: 1 24 SENATORS QUALIFICATIONS. Sec. 5. Senators shall be 1 25 chosen for a term of four years, at the same time and place as 1 26 Representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, and 1 27 possess the qualifications of Representatives as to residence 1 28 and citizenship. A person shall not be elected for a term as 1 29 Senator if the term would result in more than a total of 1 30 twelve years of service as a Senator. If a person is elected 1 31 to serve a portion of a term to which some other person was 1 32 elected but that person died in office or resigned from office 1 33 or was otherwise removed from office, those years served shall 1 34 not be included in the years of service for purposes of this 1 35 limitation. This limitation on the years of service shall 2 1 only apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 2 2 2003. 2 3 3. Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the 2 4 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the 2 5 Amendments of 1972 and amendment number 1 of the Amendments of 2 6 1988, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 2 7 ELECTION AND TERM. Sec. 2. The Governor and the 2 8 Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors 2 9 at the time and place of voting for members of the General 2 10 Assembly. Each of them shall hold office for four years from 2 11 the time of installation in office and until a successor is 2 12 elected and qualifies. A person shall not be elected Governor 2 13 or Lieutenant Governor if the term would result in more than a 2 14 total of twelve years of service in that office. If a person 2 15 is 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 years of service for purposes of this limitation. This 2 20 limitation on the years of service shall only apply to terms 2 21 of office beginning on or after January 1, 2003. 2 22 4. Section 22 of Article IV of the Constitution of the 2 23 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the 2 24 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in 2 25 lieu thereof: 2 26 SECRETARY AUDITOR TREASURER. Sec. 22. A Secretary 2 27 of State, an Auditor of State, and a Treasurer of State shall 2 28 be elected by the qualified electors at the same time that the 2 29 Governor is elected and for a four-year term commencing on the 2 30 first day of January next after their election, and they shall 2 31 perform such duties as may be provided by law. A person shall 2 32 not be elected Secretary of State if the term would result in 2 33 more than a total of twelve years of service as Secretary of 2 34 State. A person shall not be elected Auditor of State if the 2 35 term would result in more than a total of twelve years of 3 1 service as Auditor of State. A person shall not be elected 3 2 Treasurer of State if the term would result in more than a 3 3 total of twelve years of service as Treasurer of State. If a 3 4 person is elected or appointed to serve a portion of a term to 3 5 which some other person was elected or appointed but that 3 6 person died in office or resigned from office or was otherwise 3 7 removed from office, those years served shall not be included 3 8 in the years of service for purposes of this limitation. This 3 9 limitation on the years of service shall only apply to terms 3 10 of office beginning on or after January 1, 2003. 3 11 5. Section 12 of Article V of the Constitution of the 3 12 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the 3 13 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in 3 14 lieu thereof: 3 15 ATTORNEY GENERAL. Sec. 12. The General Assembly shall 3 16 provide, by law, for the election of an Attorney General by 3 17 the people, whose term of office shall be four years, and 3 18 until a successor is elected and qualifies. A person shall 3 19 not be elected Attorney General if the term would result in 3 20 more than a total of twelve years of service as Attorney 3 21 General. If a person is elected or appointed to serve a 3 22 portion of a term to which some other person was elected or 3 23 appointed but that person died in office or resigned from 3 24 office or was otherwise removed from office, those years 3 25 served shall not be included in the years of service for 3 26 purposes of this limitation. This limitation on the years of 3 27 service shall only apply to terms of office beginning on or 3 28 after January 1, 2003. 3 29 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the 3 30 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen 3 31 at the next general election for members of the General 3 32 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the 3 33 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to 3 34 the date of that election as provided by law. 3 35 EXPLANATION 4 1 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 4 2 Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide that members of 4 3 the Iowa house of representatives shall not serve more than 12 4 4 years as a representative and that members of the Iowa senate 4 5 shall not serve more than 12 years as a senator. If a person 4 6 serves a portion of a term to which some other person was 4 7 elected, the partial term shall not be included in the years 4 8 of service. The limitation on the years of service shall only 4 9 apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 4 10 2003. 4 11 The amendment also provides that persons elected to the 4 12 office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, 4 13 secretary of state, auditor of state, and treasurer of state 4 14 are limited to 12 years in each office. If a person serves a 4 15 portion of a term to which some other person was elected or 4 16 appointed, the partial term shall not be included in the years 4 17 of service. The limitation on the years of service shall only 4 18 apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 4 19 2003. 4 20 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 4 21 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for 4 22 ratification. 4 23 LSB 1118XS 78 4 24 sc/sc/14.1
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