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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 1 of Article III, "Legislative Department", of
1 4 the Constitution of the State of Iowa is repealed and the
1 5 following adopted in lieu thereof:
1 6 GENERAL ASSEMBLY. SECTION 1. The legislative authority of
1 7 this state is vested in a General Assembly, and the style of
1 8 every law shall be: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
1 9 the State of Iowa."
1 10 2. Section 2 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 11 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
1 12 Amendments of 1968, and amendment number 2 of the Amendments
1 13 of 1974 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, is repealed
1 14 and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
1 15 ANNUAL SESSIONS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY – SPECIAL SESSIONS.
1 16 SEC. 2. The General Assembly shall meet in session on the
1 17 second Monday of January of each year. Upon written request
1 18 to the presiding officer of the General Assembly by two-thirds
1 19 of the members, the General Assembly shall convene in special
1 20 session. The Governor of the state may convene the General
1 21 Assembly by proclamation in the interim.
1 22 3. Section 3 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 23 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
1 24 thereof:
1 25 TERMS. SEC. 3. The members of the General Assembly shall
1 26 be chosen for a term of four years, by the qualified electors
1 27 of their respective districts, and their terms of office shall
1 28 commence on the first day of January next after their election
1 29 and continue until their successors are elected and qualified.
1 30 4. Section 4 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 31 State of Iowa, as amended by the Amendment of 1880 and the
1 32 Amendment of 1926 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, is
1 33 repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
1 34 QUALIFICATIONS. SEC. 4. A person shall not be a member of
1 35 the General Assembly unless the person has attained the age of
2 1 twenty-one years, is a citizen of the United States, and has
2 2 been an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding the
2 3 member's election, and at the time of election has had an
2 4 actual residence of sixty days in the county, or district the
2 5 member may have been chosen to represent.
2 6 5. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the
2 7 State of Iowa is repealed.
2 8 6. Section 6 of Article III of the Constitution of the
2 9 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 3 of the
2 10 Amendments of 1968 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa,
2 11 is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
2 12 NUMBER AND CLASSIFICATION. SEC. 6. The number of members
2 13 of the General Assembly shall total not more than one hundred.
2 14 Members shall be classified so that as nearly as possible one-
2 15 half of the members of the General Assembly shall be elected
2 16 every two years.
2 17 7. Section 7 of Article III of the Constitution of the
2 18 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
2 19 thereof:
2 20 OFFICERS – ELECTIONS DETERMINED. SEC. 7. The General
2 21 Assembly shall choose its own officers, and judge the
2 22 qualification, election, and return of its members. A
2 23 contested election shall be determined in such manner as shall
2 24 be directed by law.
2 25 8. Section 8 of Article III of the Constitution of the
2 26 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
2 27 thereof:
2 28 QUORUM. SEC. 8. A majority of the General Assembly shall
2 29 constitute a quorum to transact business; but a smaller number
2 30 may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of
2 31 absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the
2 32 General Assembly may provide.
2 33 9. Section 9 of Article III of the Constitution of the
2 34 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
2 35 thereof:
3 1 AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. SEC. 9. The General
3 2 Assembly shall sit upon its adjournments, keep and publish a
3 3 journal of its proceedings, determine its rules of
3 4 proceedings, punish members for disorderly behavior, and, with
3 5 the consent of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second
3 6 time for the same offense; and has all other powers necessary
3 7 for a general assembly of a free and independent state.
3 8 10. Section 10 of Article III of the Constitution of the
3 9 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
3 10 thereof:
3 11 PROTEST – RECORD OF VOTE. SEC. 10. Each member of the
3 12 General Assembly shall have the liberty to dissent from, or
3 13 protest against any act or resolution which the member may
3 14 think injurious to the public, or an individual, and have the
3 15 reasons for the dissent entered on the journals; and the ayes
3 16 and nays of the members, on any question, shall, at the desire
3 17 of any two members present, be entered on the journals.
3 18 11. Section 11 of Article III of the Constitution of the
3 19 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
3 20 thereof:
3 21 PRIVILEGED FROM ARREST. SEC. 11. Members of the General
3 22 Assembly, in all cases, except treason, felony, or breach of
3 23 the peace, are privileged from arrest during the session of
3 24 the General Assembly, and in going to and returning from the
3 25 session.
3 26 12. Section 12 of Article III of the Constitution of the
3 27 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
3 28 thereof:
3 29 VACANCIES. SEC. 12. When vacancies occur in the General
3 30 Assembly, the Governor or the person exercising the functions
3 31 of Governor, shall issue writs of election to fill the
3 32 vacancies.
3 33 13. Section 13 of Article III of the Constitution of the
3 34 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
3 35 thereof:
4 1 DOORS OPEN. SEC. 13. The doors of the General Assembly
4 2 shall be open, except on such occasions, as, in the opinion of
4 3 the General Assembly, may require secrecy.
4 4 14. Section 14 of Article III of the Constitution of the
4 5 State of Iowa is repealed.
4 6 15. Section 15 of Article III of the Constitution of the
4 7 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
4 8 thereof:
4 9 BILLS. SEC. 15. Every bill having passed the General
4 10 Assembly shall be signed by the presiding officer of the
4 11 General Assembly.
4 12 16. Section 16 of Article III of the Constitution of the
4 13 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 4 of the
4 14 Amendments of 1968 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa,
4 15 is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
4 16 EXECUTIVE APPROVAL – VETO – ITEM VETO BY GOVERNOR. SEC.
4 17 16. Every bill passed by the General Assembly shall, before
4 18 it becomes a law, be presented to the Governor who shall
4 19 approve and sign it or return it with the Governor's
4 20 objections to the General Assembly which shall enter the
4 21 objections upon its journal and proceed to reconsider it. If
4 22 after reconsideration, the bill again passes the General
4 23 Assembly by ayes and nays, by a majority of two-thirds of its
4 24 members, it shall become a law, notwithstanding the Governor's
4 25 objections. If a bill is not returned within three days after
4 26 it has been presented to the Governor, Sunday excepted, the
4 27 bill shall be a law in like manner as if the Governor had
4 28 signed it, unless the General Assembly, by adjournment,
4 29 prevents return of the bill. A bill submitted to the Governor
4 30 for approval during the last three days of a session of the
4 31 General Assembly, shall be deposited by the Governor in the
4 32 office of the Secretary of State, within thirty days after
4 33 adjournment, with approval, if approved, and with the
4 34 Governor's objections, if disapproved.
4 35 The Governor may approve appropriations bills in whole or
5 1 in part, and may disapprove any item of an appropriation bill;
5 2 and the part approved shall become a law. Any item of an
5 3 appropriation bill disapproved by the Governor shall be
5 4 returned, with the Governor's objections, to the General
5 5 Assembly, or shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary
5 6 of State in the case of an appropriation bill submitted to the
5 7 Governor for approval during the last three days of a session
5 8 of the General Assembly, and the procedure in each case shall
5 9 be the same as provided for other bills. Any such item of an
5 10 appropriation bill may be enacted into law notwithstanding the
5 11 Governor's objections, in the same manner as provided for
5 12 other bills.
5 13 17. Section 17 of Article III of the Constitution of the
5 14 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
5 15 thereof:
5 16 PASSAGE OF BILLS. SEC. 17. No bill shall be passed unless
5 17 by the assent of a majority of all the members elected to the
5 18 General Assembly, and the question upon the final passage
5 19 shall be taken immediately upon its last reading, and the ayes
5 20 and nays entered on the journal.
5 21 18. Section 19 of Article III of the Constitution of the
5 22 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
5 23 thereof:
5 24 IMPEACHMENT. SEC. 19. The General Assembly has the sole
5 25 power of impeachment, and all impeachments shall be tried by
5 26 the General Assembly. When sitting for that purpose, the
5 27 General Assembly shall be upon oath or affirmation; and no
5 28 person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-
5 29 thirds of the members present.
5 30 19. Section 21 of Article III of the Constitution of the
5 31 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
5 32 thereof:
5 33 MEMBERS NOT APPOINTED TO OFFICE. SEC. 21. A member of the
5 34 General Assembly shall not, during the time for which elected,
5 35 be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state,
6 1 which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which
6 2 shall have been increased during that term, except such
6 3 offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
6 4 20. Section 23 of Article III of the Constitution of the
6 5 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
6 6 thereof:
6 7 FAILURE TO ACCOUNT. SEC. 23. A person who is a collector
6 8 or holder of public moneys shall not have a seat in the
6 9 General Assembly, or be eligible to hold any office of trust
6 10 or profit in this state, until the person has accounted for
6 11 and paid into the treasury all sums for which the person is
6 12 liable.
6 13 21. Section 31 of Article III of the Constitution of the
6 14 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
6 15 thereof:
6 16 EXTRA COMPENSATION – PAYMENT OF CLAIMS – APPROPRIATIONS
6 17 FOR LOCAL OR PRIVATE PURPOSES. SEC. 31. No extra
6 18 compensation shall be made to an officer, public agent, or
6 19 contractor, after the service has been rendered, or the
6 20 contract entered into; nor shall money be paid on a claim, the
6 21 subject matter of which has not been provided for by
6 22 preexisting laws, and no public money or property shall be
6 23 appropriated for local, or private purposes, unless the
6 24 appropriation, compensation, or claim, is allowed by two-
6 25 thirds of the members elected to the General Assembly.
6 26 22. Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of the
6 27 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
6 28 thereof:
6 29 OATH OF MEMBERS. SEC. 32. Members of the General Assembly
6 30 shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respective
6 31 offices, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:
6 32 "I do solemnly swear, or affirm, (as the case may be,) that I
6 33 will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
6 34 Constitution of the State of Iowa, and that I will faithfully
6 35 discharge the duties of a member of the General Assembly
7 1 according to the best of my ability." And members of the
7 2 General Assembly are hereby empowered to administer to each
7 3 other the oath or affirmation.
7 4 23. Section 34 of Article III of the Constitution of the
7 5 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 3 of the
7 6 Amendments of 1868, amendment number 2 of the Amendments of
7 7 1904, the Amendment of 1928, and amendment number 3 of the
7 8 Amendments of 1968 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa,
7 9 is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
7 10 GENERAL ASSEMBLY – NONPARTISAN ELECTION – APPORTIONMENT.
7 11 SEC. 34. Members of the General Assembly shall be elected on
7 12 a nonpartisan basis without regard to political affiliation.
7 13 Members shall be elected from districts established by law.
7 14 Each district so established shall be of compact and
7 15 contiguous territory. The state shall be apportioned into
7 16 General Assembly districts on the basis of population. The
7 17 General Assembly may provide by law for factors in addition to
7 18 population, not in conflict with the Constitution of the
7 19 United States, which may be considered in the apportioning of
7 20 districts. No law so adopted shall permit the establishment
7 21 of General Assembly districts where a majority of the members
7 22 represent less than forty percent of the population of the
7 23 state as shown by the most recent United States decennial
7 24 census.
7 25 24. Section 35 of Article III of the Constitution of the
7 26 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 4 of the
7 27 Amendments of 1868, amendment number 2 of the Amendments of
7 28 1904, and amendment number 3 of the Amendments of 1968 to the
7 29 Constitution of the State of Iowa, is repealed and the
7 30 following adopted in lieu thereof:
7 31 GENERAL ASSEMBLY – NUMBER AND DISTRICTS. SEC. 35. The
7 32 General Assembly shall in each year immediately following the
7 33 United States decennial census determine the number of members
7 34 to be elected to the General Assembly and establish districts.
7 35 The General Assembly shall complete the apportionment prior to
8 1 September 1 of the year so required. If the apportionment
8 2 fails to become law prior to September 15 of such year, the
8 3 Supreme Court shall cause the state to be apportioned into
8 4 districts to comply with the requirements of the Constitution
8 5 prior to December 31 of such year. The reapportioning
8 6 authority shall, where necessary in establishing districts,
8 7 shorten the term of any member prior to completion of the
8 8 term. A member whose term is so terminated shall not be
8 9 compensated for the uncompleted part of the term.
8 10 25. Section 39 of Article III of the Constitution of the
8 11 State of Iowa, as adopted by amendment number 1 of the
8 12 Amendments of 1970 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa,
8 13 is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
8 14 GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS. SEC. 39. In establishing
8 15 General Assembly districts, the state shall be divided into as
8 16 many districts as there are members of the General Assembly
8 17 and one member shall be elected from each district.
8 18 26. Section 40 of Article III of the Constitution of the
8 19 State of Iowa, as adopted by amendment number 1 of the
8 20 Amendments of 1984, is repealed and the following adopted in
8 21 lieu thereof:
8 22 NULLIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. SEC. 40. The
8 23 General Assembly may nullify an adopted administrative rule of
8 24 a state agency by the passage of a resolution by a majority of
8 25 all of the members of the General Assembly.
8 26 27. Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
8 27 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
8 28 Amendments of 1972 and as amended by amendment number 1 of the
8 29 Amendments of 1988 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa,
8 30 is repealed and the following is adopted in lieu thereof:
8 31 GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELECTED JOINTLY – RETURNS
8 32 OF ELECTIONS. SEC. 3. The electors shall designate their
8 33 selections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor as if these
8 34 two offices were one and the same. The names of nominees for
8 35 the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor shall be grouped
9 1 together in a set on the ballot according to which nominee for
9 2 Governor is seeking office with which nominee for Lieutenant
9 3 Governor, as prescribed by law. An elector shall cast only
9 4 one vote for both a nominee for governor and a nominee for
9 5 Lieutenant Governor. The returns of every election for
9 6 Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be sealed and
9 7 transmitted to the seat of government of the state, and
9 8 directed to the presiding officer of the General Assembly who
9 9 shall open and publish them in the presence of the General
9 10 Assembly.
9 11 28. Section 4 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
9 12 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the
9 13 Amendments of 1952 and as amended by amendment number 1 of the
9 14 Amendments of 1988 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa,
9 15 is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
9 16 ELECTION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN CASE OF TIE – SUCCESSION
9 17 BY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. SEC. 4. The nominees for Governor
9 18 and Lieutenant Governor jointly having the highest number of
9 19 votes cast for them shall be declared duly elected. If two or
9 20 more sets of nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
9 21 have an equal and the highest number of votes for the offices
9 22 jointly, the General Assembly shall by vote proceed, as soon
9 23 as is possible, to elect one set of nominees for Governor and
9 24 Lieutenant Governor. If, upon the completion by the General
9 25 Assembly of the canvass of votes for Governor and Lieutenant
9 26 Governor, it appears that the nominee for Governor in the set
9 27 of nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor receiving the
9 28 highest number of votes has since died or resigned, is unable
9 29 to qualify, fails to qualify, or is for any other reason
9 30 unable to assume the duties of the office of Governor for the
9 31 ensuing term, the powers and duties shall devolve to the
9 32 nominee for Lieutenant Governor of the same set of nominees
9 33 for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, who shall assume the
9 34 powers and duties of Governor upon inauguration and until the
9 35 disability is removed. If both nominees for Governor and
10 1 Lieutenant Governor are unable to assume the duties of the
10 2 office of Governor, the person next in succession shall act as
10 3 Governor.
10 4 29. Section 11 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
10 5 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
10 6 thereof:
10 7 CONVENING GENERAL ASSEMBLY. SEC. 11. The Governor may, on
10 8 extraordinary occasions, convene the General Assembly by
10 9 proclamation, and shall state, when assembled, the purpose for
10 10 which it has been convened.
10 11 30. Section 13 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
10 12 State of Iowa is repealed.
10 13 31. Section 19 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
10 14 State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 2 of the
10 15 Amendments of 1952 and as amended by amendment number 2 of the
10 16 Amendments of 1988 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa,
10 17 is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
10 18 SUCCESSION TO OFFICE OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
10 19 SEC. 19. If there be a vacancy in the office of the Governor
10 20 and the Lieutenant Governor shall by reason of death,
10 21 impeachment, resignation, removal from office, or other
10 22 disability become incapable of performing the duties
10 23 pertaining to the office of Governor, the presiding officer of
10 24 the General Assembly shall act as Governor until the vacancy
10 25 is filled or the disability removed; and if the presiding
10 26 officer of the General Assembly, for any of the above causes,
10 27 shall be incapable of performing the duties pertaining to the
10 28 office of Governor, the justices of the Supreme Court shall
10 29 convene the General Assembly by proclamation and the General
10 30 Assembly shall organize by the election of a presiding
10 31 officer. The General Assembly shall thereupon immediately
10 32 proceed to the election of a Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
10 33 32. Section 16 of Article V of the Constitution of the
10 34 State of Iowa as adopted by the Amendment of 1962 to the
10 35 Constitution of the State of Iowa is repealed and the
11 1 following adopted in lieu thereof:
11 2 STATE AND DISTRICT NOMINATING COMMISSIONS. SEC. 16. There
11 3 shall be a state judicial nominating commission. The
11 4 commission shall make nominations to fill vacancies in the
11 5 Supreme Court. Unless otherwise provided by law, the state
11 6 judicial nominating commission shall be composed and selected
11 7 as follows: There shall be not less than three nor more than
11 8 eight appointive members, as provided by law, and an equal
11 9 number of elective members on the commission, all of whom
11 10 shall be electors of the state. The appointive members shall
11 11 be appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the
11 12 General Assembly. The elective members shall be elected by
11 13 the resident members of the bar of the state. The judge of
11 14 the Supreme Court who is senior in length of service on the
11 15 court, other than the Chief Justice, shall also be a member of
11 16 the commission and shall be its chairperson.
11 17 There shall be a district judicial nominating commission in
11 18 each judicial district of the state. The commissions shall
11 19 make nominations to fill vacancies in the district court
11 20 within their respective districts. Unless otherwise provided
11 21 by law, district judicial nominating commissions shall be
11 22 composed and selected as follows: There shall be not less
11 23 than three nor more than six appointive members, as provided
11 24 by law, and an equal number of elective members on each
11 25 commission, all of whom shall be electors of the district.
11 26 The appointive members shall be appointed by the Governor.
11 27 The elective members shall be elected by the resident members
11 28 of the bar of the district. The district judge of such
11 29 district who is senior in length of service shall also be a
11 30 member of the commission and shall be its chairperson.
11 31 Due consideration shall be given to area representation in
11 32 the appointment and election of judicial nominating commission
11 33 members. Appointive and elective members of judicial
11 34 nominating commissions shall serve for six-year terms, shall
11 35 be ineligible for a second six-year term on the same
12 1 commission, shall hold no office of profit of the United
12 2 States or of the state during their terms, shall be chosen
12 3 without reference to political affiliation, and shall have
12 4 such other qualifications as may be prescribed by law. As
12 5 near as may be, the terms of one-third of such members shall
12 6 expire every two years.
12 7 33. Section 12 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the
12 8 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
12 9 thereof:
12 10 AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF LAWS – EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGES. SEC.
12 11 12. Subject to the provisions of this article, the General
12 12 Assembly shall have power to amend or repeal all laws for the
12 13 organization or creation of corporations, or granting of
12 14 special or exclusive privileges or immunities, by a vote of
12 15 two-thirds of the General Assembly; and no exclusive
12 16 privileges, except as in this article provided, shall ever be
12 17 granted.
12 18 34. Section 1 of Article X of the Constitution of the
12 19 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
12 20 thereof:
12 21 HOW PROPOSED – SUBMISSION. SECTION 1. Any amendment or
12 22 amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the General
12 23 Assembly; and if it is agreed to by a majority of the members
12 24 elected, the proposed amendment shall be entered on its
12 25 journal, with the ayes and nays taken thereon, and referred to
12 26 the General Assembly to be chosen at the next general
12 27 election, and shall be published, as provided by law, for
12 28 three months previous to the time of making that election. If
12 29 the succeeding General Assembly agrees to the proposed
12 30 amendment or amendments by a majority of all the members
12 31 elected, the General Assembly shall submit the proposed
12 32 amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner, and at
12 33 such time as the General Assembly shall provide. If the
12 34 people approve and ratify the amendment or amendments, by a
12 35 majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the
13 1 General Assembly, voting thereon, the amendment or amendments
13 2 shall become a part of the Constitution of this State.
13 3 35. IMPLEMENTATION. This amendment shall take effect and
13 4 be implemented as follows:
13 5 The General Assembly shall consist of not more than one
13 6 hundred twenty-five members effective for the sessions
13 7 beginning on or after the second Monday of January 2013,
13 8 notwithstanding section 6 of Article III of the Constitution
13 9 of the State of Iowa, and not more than one hundred members
13 10 effective for the sessions beginning on or after the second
13 11 Monday of January 2023. In implementing this amendment, the
13 12 General Assembly shall apportion the state into General
13 13 Assembly districts to comply with sections 6 and 34 of Article
13 14 III of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. The term of any
13 15 member may be shortened where necessary in establishing
13 16 General Assembly districts pursuant to section 35 of Article
13 17 III5. Any member whose term is so terminated shall not be
13 18 compensated for the uncompleted part of the term.
13 19 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment
13 20 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the
13 21 General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for
13 22 members of the General Assembly and the Secretary of State is
13 23 directed to cause the same to be published for three
13 24 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as
13 25 provided by law.
13 26 EXPLANATION
13 27 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
13 28 Constitution of the State of Iowa to create a unicameral,
13 29 nonpartisan legislature. The amendment would require that the
13 30 general assembly of the year 2013 would consist of no more
13 31 than 125 members elected to serve four-year terms. The
13 32 amendment would reduce the number of members to no more than
13 33 100 in the year 2023.
13 34 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
13 35 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
14 1 ratification.
14 2 LSB 6147HH 79
14 3 sc/cf/24
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