House File 34

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                                       BY  WISE


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for the terms of office and election of state
  2    senators following legislative redistricting.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1416YH 80
  5 ec/cls/14

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 42.4, subsection 8, Code 2003, is
  1  2 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
  1  3 thereof the following:
  1  4    8.  Each bill embodying a plan drawn under this section
  1  5 shall include provisions for election of senators to the
  1  6 general assemblies which take office in the years ending in
  1  7 one, three, and five, which shall be in conformity with
  1  8 article III, section 6, of the Constitution of the State of
  1  9 Iowa.  The provisions shall be substantially as follows:
  1 10    a.  Each senator's term of office shall be terminated on
  1 11 January 1 of the year ending in three.
  1 12    b.  Within thirty days following enactment of a plan of
  1 13 legislative redistricting as provided by this chapter, the
  1 14 chief justice of the Iowa supreme court shall decide, by lot,
  1 15 whether those persons seeking election to the general assembly
  1 16 which takes office in the year ending in three from odd=
  1 17 numbered senate districts are to be elected to a term of
  1 18 office of four years or two years.  The chief justice shall
  1 19 notify the secretary of state of this determination in
  1 20 writing.
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill provides for the election of senators following
  1 23 legislative redistricting.  The bill provides that the term of
  1 24 office of each state senator shall terminate on January 1 of
  1 25 each year ending in three.  The bill further provides that
  1 26 within 30 days following enactment of a plan of legislative
  1 27 redistricting, the chief justice of the Iowa supreme court
  1 28 shall determine, by lot, whether odd=numbered senatorial
  1 29 districts shall elect a senator for the general assembly
  1 30 starting in the year ending in three to a four=year or two=
  1 31 year term.  The chief justice shall notify the secretary of
  1 32 state of this determination in writing.
  1 33 LSB 1416YH 80
  1 34 ec/cls/14
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