Senate
Study
Bill
3114
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
RESOLUTION
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SMITH)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
amendments
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
gubernatorial
line
of
2
succession
and
the
filling
of
vacant
public
offices.
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
Section
10
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
4
Sec.
10.
Vacancies.
When
any
public
office
shall,
5
from
any
cause,
become
vacant,
and
no
mode
is
provided
by
6
the
Constitution
and
laws
for
filling
such
vacancy,
the
7
governor
shall
have
power
to
fill
such
vacancy,
by
granting
a
8
commission,
which
shall
expire
at
the
end
of
the
next
session
9
of
the
general
assembly,
or
at
the
next
election
by
the
people.
10
Sec.
2.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
11
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
12
Section
17
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
13
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
14
Sec.
17.
Lieutenant
governor
or
lieutenant
governor-elect
15
to
become
or
act
as
governor
or
governor-elect.
If
there
is
a
16
temporary
disability
of
the
governor,
the
lieutenant
governor
17
shall
act
as
governor
until
the
disability
is
removed,
or
18
the
governor
dies,
resigns,
or
is
removed
from
office.
In
19
case
of
the
death,
resignation,
or
removal
from
office
of
the
20
governor,
the
powers
and
duties
of
the
office
of
the
governor
21
for
the
residue
of
the
term
shall
devolve
upon
the
lieutenant
22
governor.
This
section
shall
also
apply,
as
appropriate,
to
23
the
governor-elect
and
the
lieutenant
governor-elect.
24
Sec.
3.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
25
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
are
26
referred
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
27
general
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
28
be
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
29
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
joint
resolution
proposes
amendments
to
the
34
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
gubernatorial
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line
of
succession
and
the
filling
of
vacant
public
offices.
1
The
first
amendment
changes
a
reference
in
section
10
of
2
Article
IV
regarding
the
governor’s
power
to
fill
vacancies
3
where
no
mode
is
otherwise
provided
for
by
law
to
fill
4
the
vacancy
from
“any
office”
to
“any
public
office”.
The
5
second
amendment
creates
a
system
of
succession
in
the
case
6
of
a
permanent
or
temporary
disability
of
the
governor
or
7
governor-elect.
In
the
case
of
a
temporary
disability
of
8
the
governor
or
governor-elect,
the
lieutenant
governor
9
or
lieutenant
governor-elect
shall
act
as
governor
or
10
governor-elect
until
the
disability
is
removed,
or
the
governor
11
dies,
resigns,
or
is
removed
from
office.
In
the
case
of
the
12
death,
resignation,
or
removal
from
office
of
the
governor
13
or
governor-elect,
the
lieutenant
governor
or
lieutenant
14
governor-elect
shall
become
governor
or
governor-elect
for
the
15
residue
of
the
term.
16
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
17
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(89th)
for
adoption,
18
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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