House Joint Resolution 2002 - Introduced
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
BY ANDERSON
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
2 the State of Iowa to limit the years of service for members of
3 the Senate and the House of Representatives.
4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed:
1 3 1. Section 3 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 4 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
1 5 thereof:
1 6 REPRESENTATIVES. SEC. 3. The members of the House of
1 7 Representatives shall be chosen every second year, by the
1 8 qualified electors of their respective districts, and their
1 9 term of office shall commence on the first day of January next
1 10 after their election, and continue two years, and until their
1 11 successors are elected and qualified. A person shall not be
1 12 elected for a term as Representative if the term would result
1 13 in more than a total of twelve years of service as a
1 14 Representative. If a person is elected to serve a portion of
1 15 a term to which some other person was elected but that person
1 16 died in office or resigned from office or was otherwise
1 17 removed from office, those years served shall not be included
1 18 in the years of service for purposes of this limitation. This
1 19 limitation on the years of service shall only apply to terms
1 20 of office beginning on or after January 1, 2009.
1 21 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the
1 22 State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu
1 23 thereof:
1 24 SENATORS == QUALIFICATIONS. SEC. 5. Senators shall be
1 25 chosen for a term of four years, at the same time and place as
1 26 Representatives; they shall be twenty=five years of age, and
1 27 possess the qualifications of Representatives as to residence
1 28 and citizenship. A person shall not be elected for a term as
1 29 Senator if the term would result in more than a total of
1 30 twelve years of service as a Senator. If a person is elected
1 31 to serve a portion of a term to which some other person was
1 32 elected but that person died in office or resigned from office
1 33 or was otherwise removed from office, those years served shall
1 34 not be included in the years of service for purposes of this
1 35 limitation. This limitation on the years of service shall
2 1 only apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1,
2 2 2009.
2 3 Sec. 2. PUBLICATION AND REFERRAL. The foregoing amendment
2 4 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the
2 5 General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for
2 6 members of the General Assembly and the Secretary of State is
2 7 directed to cause the same to be published for three
2 8 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as
2 9 provided by law.
2 10 EXPLANATION
2 11 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
2 12 Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide that members of
2 13 the Iowa house of representatives shall not serve more than 12
2 14 years as a representative and that members of the Iowa senate
2 15 shall not serve more than 12 years as a senator. If a person
2 16 serves a portion of a term to which some other person was
2 17 elected, the partial term shall not be included in the years
2 18 of service. The limitation on the years of service shall only
2 19 apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1,
2 20 2009.
2 21 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
2 22 general assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
2 23 ratification.
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