Bill Text: IA HJR14 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualifications of electors. (Formerly HSB 68.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-06-09 - Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 717. [HJR14 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HJR14-Introduced.html
House
Joint
Resolution
14
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
14
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
68)
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
qualifications
of
2
electors.
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
amended
to
read
4
as
follows:
5
Sec.
5.
Disqualified
persons.
A
person
adjudged
mentally
6
incompetent
to
vote
or
a
person
convicted
of
any
infamous
crime
7
felony
who
has
not
discharged
his
or
her
sentence
shall
not
be
8
entitled
to
the
privilege
of
an
elector.
9
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
10
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
11
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
12
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
13
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
14
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
19
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
20
qualifications
of
electors.
The
amendment
provides
that
a
21
person
who
is
convicted
of
a
felony
is
not
entitled
to
the
22
privileges
of
an
elector
until
that
person
discharges
his
or
23
her
sentence.
Under
current
law,
a
person
convicted
of
any
24
infamous
crime
is
not
entitled
to
the
privileges
of
an
elector
25
unless
that
person’s
rights
are
restored
by
the
governor.
26
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
27
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(89th)
for
adoption,
28
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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