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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of 1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed: 1 3 Section 5 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of 1 4 Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 1 5 DISQUALIFIED PERSONS.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. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 1 9 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 1 10 General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for 1 11 members of the General Assembly, and the Secretary of State is 1 12 directed to cause the same to be published for three 1 13 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 1 14 provided by law. 1 15 EXPLANATION 1 16 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 17 Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that conviction of 1 18 any felony, rather than of any infamous crime, disqualifies 1 19 the convicted offender from voting or holding certain elective 1 20 offices. The resolution also removes the words "idiot" and 1 21 "insane" from the constitutional provision and substitutes the 1 22 phrase "mentally incompetent to vote". 1 23 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 1 24 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for 1 25 ratification. 1 26 LSB 6799HH 79 1 27 sc/pj/5
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