House Joint Resolution 2

                               HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION       
                               BY  JOCHUM, EICHHORN, ELGIN,
                                   GASKILL, CONNORS, HEDDENS,
                                   and SMITH


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                 Approved                            

                                HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
  2    the State of Iowa relating to the qualification of electors.
  3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  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  1  4 Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: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.
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