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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 VI of the Constitution of the
1 4 State of Iowa, as amended by the Amendments of 1868, is
1 5 amended to read as follows:
1 6 COMPOSITION – TRAINING. SECTION 1. The militia of this
1 7 State shall be composed of all members of the Iowa national
1 8 guard and all able-bodied male citizens, between the ages of
1 9 eighteen and forty-five years, except such as are or may
1 10 hereafter be exempt by the laws of the United States, or of
1 11 this State, and shall be armed, equipped, and trained, as the
1 12 General Assembly may provide by law.
1 13 2. Section 3 of Article VI of the Constitution of the
1 14 State of Iowa, is repealed.
1 15 Sec. 2. The foregoing proposed amendment to the
1 16 Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the General
1 17 Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for members
1 18 of the General Assembly, and the Secretary of State is
1 19 directed to cause the amendment to be published for three
1 20 consecutive months before the date of that election as
1 21 provided by law.
1 22 EXPLANATION
1 23 This proposed constitutional amendment amends the
1 24 constitutional definition of militia to include members of the
1 25 Iowa national guard. This proposed constitutional amendment
1 26 also repeals the constitutional requirement that officers in
1 27 the militia shall be elected by persons liable to perform
1 28 military duty.
1 29 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
1 30 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
1 31 ratification.
1 32 LSB 5267SV 79
1 33 tj/cf/24
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