Senate Joint Resolution 10 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 10 BY FEENSTRA SENA TE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 1 of the State of Iowa limiting years of service for members 2 of the general assembly, the lieutenant governor, and the 3 governor. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1811XS (1) 84 aw/sc

S.J.R. 10 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 the State of Iowa is proposed: 2 1. Section 3 of Article III of the Constitution of the State 3 of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 4 Representatives. SEC. 3. The members of the house of 5 representatives shall be chosen every second year, by the 6 qualified electors of their respective districts, and their 7 term of office shall commence on the first day of January 8 next after their election, and continue two years, and until 9 their successors are elected and qualified. A person shall 10 not be elected for a term as representative if the term would 11 result in more than a total of twelve years of service as a 12 representative. If a person is elected to serve a portion 13 of a term to which some other person was elected but that 14 person died in office or resigned from office or was otherwise 15 removed from office, those years served shall not be included 16 in the years of service for purposes of this limitation. This 17 limitation on the years of service shall only apply to terms of 18 office beginning on or after January 1, 2017. 19 2. Section 5 of Article III of the Constitution of the State 20 of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 21 Senators —— qualifications. SEC. 5. Senators shall be 22 chosen for the term of four years, at the same time and place as 23 representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, and 24 possess the qualifications of representatives as to residence 25 and citizenship. A person shall not be elected for a term 26 as senator if the term would result in more than a total of 27 twelve years of service as a senator. If a person is elected 28 to serve a portion of a term to which some other person was 29 elected but that person died in office or resigned from office 30 or was otherwise removed from office, those years served shall 31 not be included in the years of service for purposes of this 32 limitation. This limitation on the years of service shall only 33 apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 2017. 34 3. Section 6 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State 35 -1- LSB 1811XS (1) 84 aw/sc 1/ 3

S.J.R. 10 of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 1 Eligibility. SEC. 6. No person shall be eligible to the 2 office of governor, or lieutenant governor, who shall not have 3 been a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the 4 state, two years next preceding the election, and attained 5 the age of thirty years at the time of said election. A 6 person shall not be elected for a term as governor if the term 7 would result in more than a total of twelve years of service 8 as governor. A person shall not be elected for a term as 9 lieutenant governor if the term would result in more than a 10 total of twelve years of service as lieutenant governor. If 11 a person is elevated or appointed to serve a portion of a term 12 to which some other person was elected but that person died in 13 office or resigned from office or was otherwise removed from 14 office, those years served shall not be included in the years 15 of service for purposes of this limitation. This limitation 16 on the years of service shall only apply to terms of office 17 beginning on or after January 1, 2019. 18 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 19 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 20 general assembly to be chosen at the next general election 21 for members of the general assembly, and the secretary of 22 state is directed to cause the same to be published for three 23 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 24 provided by law. 25 EXPLANATION 26 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 27 Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting years of service 28 for persons elected to the offices of representative or 29 senator in the general assembly, lieutenant governor, and 30 governor. The amendment provides that a member of the house 31 of representatives shall not serve more than 12 years as a 32 representative for terms of office beginning on or after 33 January 1, 2017, and that a member of the senate shall not 34 serve more than 12 years as a senator for terms of office 35 -2- LSB 1811XS (1) 84 aw/sc 2/ 3

S.J.R. 10 beginning on or after January 1, 2017. The amendment provides 1 that a person elected as lieutenant governor shall not serve 2 more than 12 years as lieutenant governor and that a person 3 elected as governor shall not serve more than 12 years as 4 governor, both applicable to terms of office beginning on or 5 after January 1, 2019. 6 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 7 general assembly for adoption before being submitted to the 8 electorate for ratification. 9 -3- LSB 1811XS (1) 84 aw/sc 3/ 3