Senate
Joint
Resolution
2006
H-8376
Amend
Senate
Joint
Resolution
2006,
as
amended,
passed,
and
1
reprinted
by
the
Senate,
as
follows:
2
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
resolving
clause
and
3
inserting:
4
<
Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
5
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
6
Section
4
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
7
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
1
of
the
Amendments
of
8
1952
and
by
amendment
number
1
of
the
Amendments
of
1988,
is
9
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
10
Election
by
general
assembly
in
case
of
tie
——
inability
of
11
governor-elect
to
qualify
——
succession
by
lieutenant
governor
——
12
inauguration
of
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
upon
removal
of
13
inability
of
governor-elect
to
qualify.
SEC.
4.
The
nominees
14
for
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
jointly
having
the
highest
15
number
of
votes
cast
for
them
shall
be
declared
duly
elected.
16
If
two
or
more
sets
of
nominees
for
governor
and
lieutenant
17
governor
have
an
equal
and
the
highest
number
of
votes
for
18
the
offices
jointly,
the
general
assembly
shall
by
joint
vote
19
proceed,
as
soon
as
is
possible,
to
elect
one
set
of
nominees
20
for
governor
and
lieutenant
governor.
21
If
after
the
final
canvass
of
votes
but
before
inauguration
22
the
governor-elect
has
since
died,
does
not
qualify,
or
23
is
permanently
unable
to
become
governor,
the
lieutenant
24
governor-elect
shall
become
the
governor
upon
inauguration,
to
25
the
exclusion
of
any
other
office,
for
the
residue
of
the
term.
26
In
the
event
of
a
temporary
inability
of
the
governor-elect
27
to
assume
office,
the
lieutenant
governor-elect
shall
become
28
governor
upon
inauguration,
until
the
inability
is
removed,
at
29
which
time,
the
governor-elect
and
lieutenant
governor-elect
30
shall
become
governor
and
lieutenant
governor,
respectively,
31
upon
inauguration.
32
Section
10
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
33
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
Vacancies
——
lieutenant
governor
vacancy
.
SEC.
10.
When
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#1.
any
office
,
excluding
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor,
1
shall,
from
any
cause,
become
vacant,
and
no
mode
is
provided
2
by
the
constitution
and
laws
for
filling
such
vacancy,
the
3
governor
shall
have
power
to
fill
such
vacancy,
by
granting
a
4
commission,
which
shall
expire
at
the
end
of
the
next
session
5
of
the
general
assembly,
or
at
the
next
election
by
the
people.
6
When
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
shall,
from
any
7
cause,
become
vacant,
and
no
mode
is
otherwise
provided
by
the
8
constitution
for
filling
such
vacancy,
the
governor
shall
have
9
power
to
fill
such
vacancy
for
the
residue
of
the
term,
by
10
granting
a
commission,
which
shall
expire
as
provided
in
the
11
constitution.
12
Section
17
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
13
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
14
Lieutenant
governor
to
become
governor
——
filling
of
15
lieutenant
governor
vacancy.
SEC.
17.
In
case
of
death,
16
impeachment,
resignation,
removal
from
office,
or
other
17
inability
to
serve
of
the
governor,
the
lieutenant
governor
18
shall
succeed
and
become
the
governor,
to
the
exclusion
of
any
19
other
office.
If
the
preceding
governor
thereafter
becomes
20
able
to
serve,
the
preceding
governor
shall
become
governor
and
21
the
succeeding
governor
shall
resume
the
office
of
lieutenant
22
governor,
to
the
exclusion
of
any
other
office,
each
for
the
23
residue
of
the
term,
respectively.
If
the
succeeding
governor
24
has
filled
a
vacancy
in
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
25
by
granting
a
commission,
that
commission
shall
expire
upon
26
the
resumption
of
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
by
the
27
preceding
lieutenant
governor.
28
Section
19
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
29
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
30
1952
and
by
amendment
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
1988,
is
31
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
32
Succession
to
office
of
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
——
33
simultaneous
inability
to
serve
——
qualification
of
successor
34
governor
to
office.
SEC.
19.
If
the
governor
and
lieutenant
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governor
are
simultaneously
unable
to
serve,
the
president
of
1
the
senate
shall
become
governor,
followed
by
the
speaker
of
2
the
house
of
representatives
if
the
president
of
the
senate
3
is
unable
or
unwilling
to
serve,
followed
by
the
president
4
pro
tempore
of
the
senate
if
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
5
representatives
is
unable
or
unwilling
to
serve,
followed
6
by
the
speaker
pro
tempore
of
the
house
of
representatives
7
if
the
president
pro
tempore
of
the
senate
is
unable
or
8
unwilling
to
serve,
each
succeeding,
to
the
exclusion
of
any
9
other
office.
If
none
of
the
above
are
able
or
willing
to
10
serve
as
governor
and
the
general
assembly
is
not
in
session,
11
the
justices
of
the
supreme
court
shall
convene
the
general
12
assembly
by
proclamation
and
the
general
assembly
shall
13
organize
by
the
election
of
a
president
of
the
senate
and
a
14
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives.
The
president-elect
15
of
the
senate
shall
then
become
governor.
If
at
that
time
the
16
president-elect
of
the
senate
is
unable
or
unwilling
to
serve,
17
the
speaker-elect
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
become
18
governor.
19
If
the
governor
so
succeeded
becomes
able
to
serve,
the
20
governor
so
succeeded
shall
resume
the
office
of
governor.
If
21
the
lieutenant
governor
so
succeeded
becomes
able
to
serve
22
while
the
governor
so
succeeded
remains
unable
to
serve,
the
23
lieutenant
governor
so
succeeded
shall
assume
the
office
of
24
governor.
25
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
26
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
27
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
28
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
29
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
to
be
30
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
31
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
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