House
Joint
Resolution
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
1
BY
WOLFE
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
restoration
of
voting
2
rights
to
felons.
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
5
of
Article
II
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa,
as
amended
by
the
amendment
of
2008,
is
repealed
and
the
4
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
5
Sec.
5.
Disqualified
persons.
A
person
adjudged
mentally
6
incompetent
to
vote
shall
not
be
entitled
to
the
privilege
of
7
an
elector.
A
person
convicted
of
any
infamous
crime
shall
not
8
be
entitled
to
the
privilege
of
an
elector
unless
the
privilege
9
has
been
restored
by
executive
action
or
by
operation
of
law
10
enacted
by
the
general
assembly.
11
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
12
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
13
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
14
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
15
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
to
be
16
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
17
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
22
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
restoration
23
of
voting
rights
to
felons.
The
amendment
provides
that
the
24
voting
rights
of
felons
may
be
restored
by
operation
of
law
25
enacted
by
the
general
assembly
in
addition
to
by
executive
26
action.
27
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
28
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(89th)
for
adoption,
29
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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