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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 5 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of
1 4 Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
1 5 DISQUALIFIED PERSONS. Sec. 5. A person adjudged mentally
1 6 incompetent to vote or convicted of any felony shall not be
1 7 entitled to the privilege of an elector.
1 8 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
1 9 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
1 10 at the next general election for members of the General
1 11 Assembly, and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
1 12 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
1 13 the date of that election as provided by law.
1 14 EXPLANATION
1 15 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
1 16 Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that conviction of
1 17 any felony, rather than of any infamous crime, disqualifies
1 18 the convicted offender from voting or holding certain elective
1 19 offices. The resolution also removes the words "idiot" and
1 20 "insane" from the constitutional provision and substitutes the
1 21 phrase "mentally incompetent to vote".
1 22 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
1 23 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
1 24 ratification.
1 25 LSB 2737HH 79
1 26 sc/cf/24
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