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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1 4 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu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 as a Representative more than six times. If a person
1 13 is elected to serve a portion of a term to which some other
1 14 person was elected, the partial term served shall not be
1 15 included as an election.
1 16 This limitation on the number of elections shall apply to
1 17 elections for terms of office beginning on or after January 1,
1 18 2005.
1 19 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 20 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
1 21 thereof:
1 22 SENATORS – QUALIFICATIONS. Sec. 5. Senators shall be
1 23 chosen for the term of four years, at the same time and place
1 24 as Representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age,
1 25 and possess the qualifications of Representatives as to
1 26 residence and citizenship. A person shall not be elected as a
1 27 Senator more than three times. If a person is elected to
1 28 serve a portion of a term to which some other person was
1 29 elected, the partial term served shall not be included as an
1 30 election.
1 31 This limitation on the number of elections shall apply to
1 32 elections for terms of office beginning on or after January 1,
1 33 2005.
1 34 3. Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
1 35 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
2 1 Amendments of 1972 and amendment number 1 of the Amendments of
2 2 1988, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
2 3 ELECTION AND TERM. Sec. 2. The Governor and the
2 4 Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors
2 5 at the time and place of voting for members of the General
2 6 Assembly. Each of them shall hold office for four years from
2 7 the time of installation in office and until a successor is
2 8 elected and qualifies. A person shall not be elected Governor
2 9 or Lieutenant Governor more than three times. If a person
2 10 succeeds to the office of Governor to serve a portion of a
2 11 term to which some other person was elected Governor, the
2 12 partial term shall not be included as an election. If a
2 13 person is elected or appointed to serve as Lieutenant Governor
2 14 for a portion of a term to which some other person was elected
2 15 or appointed Lieutenant Governor, the partial term shall not
2 16 be included as an election.
2 17 This limitation on the number of elections shall apply to
2 18 elections for terms of office beginning on or after January 1,
2 19 2005.
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 more than three times. A
2 31 person shall not be elected Auditor of State more than three
2 32 times. A person shall not be elected Treasurer of State more
2 33 than three times. If a person is elected or appointed to
2 34 serve a portion of a term to which some other person was
2 35 elected or appointed, the partial term shall not be included
3 1 as an election.
3 2 This limitation on the number of elections shall apply to
3 3 elections for terms of office beginning on or after January 1,
3 4 2005.
3 5 5. Section 12 of Article V of the Constitution of the
3 6 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
3 7 Amendments of 1972, is repealed and the following adopted in
3 8 lieu thereof:
3 9 ATTORNEY GENERAL. Sec. 12. The General Assembly shall
3 10 provide, by law, for the election of an Attorney General by
3 11 the people, whose term of office shall be four years, and
3 12 until a successor is elected and qualifies. A person shall
3 13 not be elected Attorney General more than three times. If a
3 14 person is elected or appointed to serve a portion of a term to
3 15 which some other person was elected or appointed, the partial
3 16 term shall not be included as an election.
3 17 This limitation on the number of elections shall apply to
3 18 elections for terms of office beginning on or after January 1,
3 19 2005.
3 20 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
3 21 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
3 22 at the next general election for members of the General
3 23 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
3 24 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
3 25 the date of that election as provided by law.
3 26 EXPLANATION
3 27 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
3 28 Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide that members of
3 29 the Iowa house of representatives shall not be elected more
3 30 than six times and members of the Iowa senate shall not be
3 31 elected more than three times. A partial term to which some
3 32 other person was initially elected is not included as an
3 33 election. The limitation on the number of elections shall
3 34 only apply to elections for terms of office beginning on or
3 35 after January 1, 2005.
4 1 The resolution also provides that persons shall not be
4 2 elected to the office of governor, lieutenant governor,
4 3 attorney general, secretary of state, auditor of state, or
4 4 treasurer of state more than three times. A partial term to
4 5 which some other person was elected or appointed is not
4 6 included as an election. The limitation on the number of
4 7 elections shall only apply to elections for terms of office
4 8 beginning on or after January 1, 2005.
4 9 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
4 10 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
4 11 ratification.
4 12 LSB 1386HH 79
4 13 sc/cls/14
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