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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1 4 Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: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 a person convicted of any infamous
1 7 crime shall not be 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 relating to persons who are
1 17 disqualified from voting or holding elective office. The
1 18 resolution removes the words "idiot" and "insane" from the
1 19 constitutional provision and substitutes the phrase "mentally
1 20 incompetent to vote".
1 21 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
1 22 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
1 23 ratification.
1 24 LSB 2042HH 80
1 25 sc/cf/24
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