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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1 4 Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: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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