Senate
Joint
Resolution
2006
S-5120
Amend
Senate
Joint
Resolution
2006
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
1,
by
striking
lines
3
through
18
and
inserting:
2
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Section
4
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
3
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
1
of
the
Amendments
of
4
1952
and
by
amendment
number
1
of
the
Amendments
of
1988,
is
5
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
6
Election
by
general
assembly
in
case
of
tie
——
inability
of
7
governor-elect
to
qualify
——
succession
by
lieutenant
governor
——
8
inauguration
of
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
upon
removal
of
9
inability
of
governor-elect
to
qualify.
SEC.
4.
The
nominees
10
for
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
jointly
having
the
highest
11
number
of
votes
cast
for
them
shall
be
declared
duly
elected.
12
If
two
or
more
sets
of
nominees
for
governor
and
lieutenant
13
governor
have
an
equal
and
the
highest
number
of
votes
for
14
the
offices
jointly,
the
general
assembly
shall
by
joint
vote
15
proceed,
as
soon
as
is
possible,
to
elect
one
set
of
nominees
16
for
governor
and
lieutenant
governor.
17
If
after
the
final
canvass
of
votes
but
before
inauguration
18
the
governor-elect
has
since
died,
does
not
qualify,
or
19
is
permanently
unable
to
assume
office,
the
lieutenant
20
governor-elect
shall
become
governor
upon
inauguration,
to
the
21
exclusion
of
any
other
office,
for
the
residue
of
the
term.
22
In
the
event
of
a
temporary
inability
of
the
governor-elect
23
to
assume
office,
the
lieutenant
governor-elect
shall
become
24
governor
upon
inauguration,
until
the
inability
is
removed,
at
25
which
time,
the
governor-elect
and
lieutenant
governor-elect
26
shall
be
inaugurated
as
governor
and
lieutenant
governor.
27
Section
10
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
28
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
Vacancies.
SEC.
10.
When
any
office
shall,
from
any
cause,
30
become
vacant,
and
no
mode
is
provided
by
the
constitution
and
31
laws
for
filling
such
vacancy,
the
governor
shall
have
power
to
32
fill
such
vacancy,
by
granting
a
commission,
which
shall
expire
33
at
the
end
of
the
next
session
of
the
general
assembly,
or
at
34
the
next
election
by
the
people.
The
governor
shall
have
the
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power
to
fill
a
vacancy
in
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
1
by
appointment.
2
Section
17
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
4
Lieutenant
governor
to
assume
the
office
of
governor
——
5
vacancy.
SEC.
17.
If
the
governor
dies,
resigns,
is
removed
6
or
impeached
prior
to
acquittal
or
conviction,
or
is
otherwise
7
unable
to
serve,
the
lieutenant
governor
shall
become
governor,
8
to
the
exclusion
of
any
other
office.
If
the
preceding
9
governor
becomes
able
to
serve,
the
succeeding
governor
shall
10
again
assume
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
for
the
residue
11
of
the
term,
to
the
exclusion
of
any
other
office.
12
Section
19
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
13
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
14
1952
and
by
amendment
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
1988,
is
15
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
16
Succession
to
office
of
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
——
17
simultaneous
inability
to
serve
——
qualification
of
successor
18
governor
to
office.
SEC.
19.
If
the
governor
and
lieutenant
19
governor
are
simultaneously
unable
to
serve,
the
president
20
of
the
senate
shall
become
governor,
followed
by
the
speaker
21
of
the
house
if
the
president
of
the
senate
is
unable
or
22
unwilling
to
serve,
each
succeeding,
to
the
exclusion
of
the
23
powers
and
duties
of
any
other
office.
If
the
governor
or
24
lieutenant
governor
so
succeeded
becomes
able
to
serve,
the
25
governor
or
lieutenant
governor
shall
assume
the
office
to
26
which
the
governor
or
lieutenant
governor
qualified
prior
27
to
the
inability,
and
any
successor
governor
who
has
served
28
during
the
period
of
inability
may
assume
the
office
to
which
29
the
successor
governor
previously
qualified,
if
the
successor
30
governor
served
as
governor
for
less
than
one
hundred
ten
31
days.
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