Bill Text: IA SSB1083 | 2021-2022 | 89th 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.(See SJR 9.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-10 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SJR 9. [SSB1083 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SSB1083-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1083
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
RESOLUTION
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SMITH)
SENA
TE
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
1
of
Article
II
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa,
as
amended
by
the
amendment
of
1970,
is
repealed
and
the
4
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
5
Section
1.
Electors.
Only
a
citizen
of
the
United
States
6
of
the
age
of
eighteen
years,
who
shall
have
been
a
resident
7
of
this
state
for
such
period
of
time
as
shall
be
provided
by
8
law
and
of
the
county
in
which
the
citizen
claims
the
citizen’s
9
vote
for
such
period
of
time
as
shall
be
provided
by
law,
shall
10
be
entitled
to
vote
at
all
elections
which
are
authorized
by
11
law.
However,
for
purposes
of
a
primary
election,
a
United
12
States
citizen
must
be
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age
as
of
13
the
next
general
election
following
the
primary
election.
The
14
required
periods
of
residence
shall
not
exceed
six
months
in
15
this
state
and
sixty
days
in
the
county.
16
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
17
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
18
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
19
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
20
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
21
date
of
that
election.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
26
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
qualification
27
of
electors.
The
joint
resolution
reduces
the
voting
age
in
28
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
from
21
years
of
age
to
18
29
years
of
age,
except
that
a
person
who
will
be
18
years
of
age
30
by
the
next
general
election
shall
be
permitted
to
vote
in
a
31
primary
election.
Eighteen
years
of
age
is
the
current
voting
32
age
for
every
election
in
the
United
States
due
to
the
adoption
33
of
the
26th
Amendment
to
the
United
States
Constitution.
34
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
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