House
Joint
Resolution
2002
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2002
BY
WHEELER
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
terms
of
supreme
court
2
justices.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
1.
Section
17
of
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
3
State
of
Iowa,
as
added
by
the
Amendment
of
1962,
is
amended
4
beginning
with
appointments
made
on
or
after
January
1,
2021,
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
Terms
——
judicial
elections.
SEC.
17.
Members
of
all
courts
7
shall
have
such
tenure
in
office
as
may
be
fixed
by
law,
but
8
terms
of
supreme
court
judges
shall
be
not
less
than
eight
9
four
years
and
terms
of
district
court
judges
shall
be
not
10
less
than
six
years.
Judges
shall
serve
for
one
year
after
11
appointment
and
until
the
first
day
of
January
following
the
12
next
judicial
election
after
the
expiration
of
such
year.
13
They
shall
at
such
judicial
election
stand
for
retention
in
14
office
on
a
separate
ballot
which
shall
submit
the
question
of
15
whether
such
judge
shall
be
retained
in
office
for
the
tenure
16
prescribed
for
such
office
and
when
such
tenure
is
a
term
of
17
years,
on
their
request,
they
shall,
at
the
judicial
election
18
next
before
the
end
of
each
term,
stand
again
for
retention
on
19
such
ballot.
Present
supreme
court
and
district
court
judges,
20
at
the
expiration
of
their
respective
terms,
may
be
retained
in
21
office
in
like
the
manner
for
the
tenure
prescribed
for
such
22
office.
The
general
assembly
shall
prescribe
the
time
for
23
holding
judicial
elections.
24
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
25
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
26
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
27
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
28
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
to
be
29
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
30
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
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Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
terms
of
1
supreme
court
justices.
2
The
resolution
modifies
the
term
of
a
supreme
court
justice
3
from
not
less
than
eight
years
to
not
less
than
four
years,
4
beginning
January
1,
2021.
The
initial
term
of
a
supreme
court
5
justice
shall
be
for
one
year
after
appointment
and
until
6
January
1
following
the
next
judicial
election.
After
standing
7
for
retention
for
the
initial
term,
the
supreme
court
justice
8
shall
stand
for
retention
before
the
electorate
every
four
9
years.
10
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
11
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(88th)
for
adoption,
12
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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