SJR 3 (LSB 1601XS (3) 91)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 3

BY  BISIGNANO

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to persons entitled to the privilege of an elector.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is proposed:
  Section 5 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
   Sec. 5.  Disqualified persons.  A person adjudged mentally incompetent to vote shall not be entitled to the privilege of an elector.
    Sec. 2.
  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.
  The foregoing proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for members of the general assembly, and shall be published as provided by law for three months previous to the date of that election.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to persons entitled to the privilege of an elector. The amendment strikes a prohibition that withholds the privilege of an elector from persons convicted of an infamous crime. The privilege of an elector includes both the right to vote and the right to hold elected office.
   The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (92nd) for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.