Bill Text: IA HJR10 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution requesting the calling of a constitutional convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that will restore balance and integrity to our elections.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 309. [HJR10 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HJR10-Introduced.html
House
Joint
Resolution
10
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
10
BY
JACOBY
(COMPANION
TO
SJR
6
BY
KINNEY)
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
requesting
the
calling
of
a
constitutional
1
convention
for
the
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
an
2
amendment
to
the
United
States
Constitution
that
will
3
restore
balance
and
integrity
to
our
elections.
4
WHEREAS,
the
framers
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
5
States
of
America
intended
that
the
Congress
of
the
United
6
States
of
America
should
be
“dependent
on
the
people
alone”,
as
7
James
Madison
wrote
in
Federalist
number
52;
and
8
WHEREAS,
that
dependency
has
evolved
from
a
dependency
on
9
the
people
alone
to
a
dependency
on
powerful
special
interests,
10
through
campaigns
or
third-party
groups,
that
has
created
a
11
fundamental
imbalance
in
our
representative
democracy;
and
12
WHEREAS,
Americans
across
the
political
spectrum
agree
that
13
elections
in
the
United
States
of
America
should
be
free
from
14
the
disproportional
influence
of
special
interests
and
fair
15
enough
that
any
citizen
can
be
elected
into
office;
and
16
WHEREAS,
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
states:
“All
17
political
power
is
inherent
in
the
people.
Government
is
18
instituted
for
the
protection,
security,
and
benefit
of
the
19
people,
and
they
have
the
right,
at
all
times,
to
alter
or
20
reform
the
same,
whenever
the
public
good
may
require
it.”;
and
21
WHEREAS,
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
22
requires
Congress
to
call
a
convention
for
proposing
amendments
23
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
on
the
application
of
24
two-thirds
of
the
legislatures
of
the
several
states;
and
25
WHEREAS,
the
general
assembly
perceives
the
need
for
a
26
constitutional
convention
to
restore
balance
and
integrity
to
27
our
elections
by
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
28
the
United
States
that
will
permanently
protect
free
and
fair
29
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House
Joint
Resolution
10
-
Introduced
elections
in
America
by
addressing,
among
other
things,
issues
30
raised
by
the
decisions
of
the
United
States
supreme
court
in
31
Citizens
United
v.
Federal
Election
Commission,
558
U.S.
310
32
(2010),
and
related
cases
and
events,
and
desires
that
said
33
convention
should
be
so
limited;
and
34
WHEREAS,
the
state
of
Iowa
desires
that
the
delegates
to
said
35
convention
shall
be
comprised
equally
of
individuals
currently
36
elected
to
state
and
local
office,
or
be
selected
by
election,
37
in
each
congressional
district
for
the
purpose
of
serving
as
38
delegates,
though
all
individuals
elected
or
appointed
to
39
federal
office,
now
or
in
the
past,
be
prohibited
from
serving
40
as
delegates
to
the
convention,
and
intends
to
retain
the
41
ability
to
restrict
or
expand
the
power
of
its
delegates
within
42
the
limits
expressed
herein;
and
43
WHEREAS,
the
state
of
Iowa
intends
that
this
be
a
continuing
44
application
considered
together
with
applications
calling
for
a
45
convention
passed
in
the
2013-2014
Vermont
legislature
as
R454,
46
the
2013-2014
California
legislature
as
resolution
chapter
77,
47
the
98th
Illinois
general
assembly
as
senate
joint
resolution
48
42,
the
2014-2015
New
Jersey
legislature
as
senate
concurrent
49
resolution
132,
the
2015-2016
Rhode
Island
legislature
as
house
50
resolution
7670
and
senate
resolution
2589,
and
all
other
51
passed,
pending,
and
future
applications
until
such
time
as
52
two-thirds
of
the
several
states
have
applied
for
a
convention
53
for
a
similar
purpose
and
said
convention
is
convened
by
54
Congress;
NOW
THEREFORE,
55
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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H.J.R.
10
That
the
general
assembly,
as
the
legislature
of
the
state
of
1
Iowa,
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
2
States,
hereby
applies
to
the
United
States
Congress
to
call
a
3
convention
for
the
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
an
amendment
4
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
that
will
restore
free
5
and
fair
elections
as
described
herein,
as
soon
as
two-thirds
6
of
the
several
states
have
applied
for
a
convention
for
a
7
similar
purpose.
8
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
secretary
of
the
Iowa
senate
9
transmit
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
president
of
the
10
United
States;
the
vice
president
of
the
United
States
in
his
11
capacity
as
presiding
officer
of
the
United
States
senate,
12
the
speaker
of
the
United
States
house
of
representatives,
the
13
minority
leader
of
the
United
States
house
of
representatives,
14
the
president
pro
tempore
of
the
United
States
senate,
to
15
each
senator
and
representative
from
Iowa
in
the
Congress
16
of
the
United
States
with
the
respectful
request
that
the
17
full
and
complete
text
of
this
resolution
be
printed
in
the
18
congressional
record,
and
to
the
presiding
officers
of
each
19
legislative
body
of
each
of
the
several
states,
requesting
the
20
cooperation
of
the
states
in
issuing
an
application
compelling
21
Congress
to
call
a
convention
for
proposing
amendments
pursuant
22
to
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States.
23
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
this
application
constitutes
24
a
continuing
application
in
accordance
with
article
v
of
the
25
constitution
of
the
United
States
until
the
legislatures
of
at
26
least
two-thirds
of
the
several
states
have
made
applications
27
on
the
same
subject.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
joint
resolution
constitutes
a
petition
requesting
the
32
United
States
Congress
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
33
for
the
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
34
Constitution
of
the
United
States
responding
to
the
United
35
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H.J.R.
10
States
supreme
court’s
decision
in
Citizens
United
v.
Federal
1
Election
Commission
and
relating
to
election
fairness
and
2
corporate
political
speech
and
submit
it
to
the
states
for
3
ratification.
4
The
joint
resolution
calls
for
the
convention
to
be
5
comprised
equally
of
individuals
currently
elected
to
state
and
6
local
office,
or
be
selected
by
election,
in
each
congressional
7
district
for
the
purpose
of
serving
as
delegates.
The
joint
8
resolution
prohibits
all
individuals
who
have
ever
been
elected
9
or
appointed
to
federal
office
from
serving
as
delegates.
The
10
joint
resolution
reserves
to
the
state
of
Iowa
the
ability
to
11
restrict
or
expand
the
power
of
its
delegates.
12
The
joint
resolution
also
provides
that
it
shall
serve
as
13
a
continuing
application
to
call
a
constitutional
convention,
14
until
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
legislatures
of
the
several
15
states
have
made
application
for
a
similar
convention
and
the
16
convention
is
convened
by
Congress.
17
The
joint
resolution
provides
that
it
shall
serve
as
a
18
continuing
application
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
19
until
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
legislatures
of
the
several
20
states
have
made
applications
on
the
same
subject.
21
The
joint
resolution
also
requires
that
the
secretary
of
22
the
Iowa
senate
transmit
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
23
president
of
the
United
States,
the
vice
president
of
the
24
United
States
in
his
capacity
as
presiding
officer
of
the
25
United
States
senate,
the
speaker
of
the
United
States
house
of
26
representatives,
the
minority
leader
of
the
United
States
house
27
of
representatives,
the
president
pro
tempore
of
the
United
28
States
senate,
to
each
senator
and
representative
from
Iowa
in
29
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
with
the
request
that
the
30
complete
text
of
the
resolution
be
printed
in
the
congressional
31
record,
and
to
the
presiding
officers
of
each
legislative
body
32
of
each
of
the
several
states,
requesting
the
cooperation
of
33
the
states
in
issuing
an
application
compelling
Congress
to
34
call
a
convention
for
proposing
amendments
pursuant
to
Article
35
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