Senate
Joint
Resolution
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
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SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
gubernatorial
line
of
2
succession.
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
17
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
4
Sec.
17.
Lieutenant
governor
or
lieutenant
governor-elect
5
to
become
or
act
as
governor
or
governor-elect.
If
there
is
a
6
temporary
disability
of
the
governor,
the
lieutenant
governor
7
shall
act
as
governor
until
the
disability
is
removed,
or
8
the
governor
dies,
resigns,
or
is
removed
from
office.
In
9
case
of
the
death,
resignation,
or
removal
from
office
of
the
10
governor,
the
lieutenant
governor
shall
become
governor
for
11
the
remainder
of
the
term,
which
shall
create
a
vacancy
in
12
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor.
This
section
shall
also
13
apply,
as
appropriate,
to
the
governor-elect
and
the
lieutenant
14
governor-elect.
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Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
16
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
17
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
18
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
19
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
20
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
25
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
gubernatorial
26
line
of
succession.
The
amendment
creates
a
system
of
27
succession
in
the
case
of
a
permanent
or
temporary
disability
28
of
the
governor
or
governor-elect.
In
the
case
of
a
temporary
29
disability
of
the
governor
or
governor-elect,
the
lieutenant
30
governor
or
lieutenant
governor-elect
shall
act
as
governor
or
31
governor-elect
until
the
disability
is
removed,
or
the
governor
32
dies,
resigns,
or
is
removed
from
office.
In
the
case
of
the
33
death,
resignation,
or
removal
from
office
of
the
governor
34
or
governor-elect,
the
lieutenant
governor
or
lieutenant
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governor-elect
shall
become
governor
or
governor-elect
for
the
1
residue
of
the
term,
and
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
2
shall
become
vacant.
3
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
4
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(90th)
for
adoption,
5
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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