Senate Journal: Page 656: Wednesday, March 26, 2003
House Joint Resolution 3
On motion of Senator Courtney, House Joint Resolution 3, a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Iowa relating to the qualification of electors, with report of
committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Courtney moved that the resolution be read the last time
now and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice
vote, and the resolution was read the last time.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Iowa relating to the qualification of electors.
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Iowa is proposed:
Section 5 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is
repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
DISQUALIFIED PERSONS. Sec. 5. A person adjudged mentally
incompetent to vote or a person convicted of any infamous crime shall
not be entitled to the privilege of an elector.
Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen at the next
general election for members of the General Assembly, and the
Secretary of State is directed to cause the same to be published for
three consecutive months previous to the date of that election as
provided by law.
On the question “Shall the resolution be adopted?” (H.J.R. 3), the
vote was:
Yeas, 49:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Drake |
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Dvorsky | Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal |
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Hatch | Holveck | Horn | Hosch |
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Houser | Iverson | Johnson | Kettering |
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Kibbie | Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti |
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Larson | Lundby | McCoy | McKibben |
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McKinley | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
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Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
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