Bill Text: IA SJR19 | 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 gubernatorial line of succession. (Formerly SSB 1082.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-15 - Subcommittee: R. Smith, T. Taylor, and Whiting. S.J. 85. [SJR19 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SJR19-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
19
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
19
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1082)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
gubernatorial
line
of
2
succession.
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
4
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
1
of
the
Amendments
of
4
1952
and
by
amendment
number
1
of
the
Amendments
of
1988,
is
5
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
6
Sec.
4.
Election
by
general
assembly
in
case
of
tie
7
——
inability
of
governor-elect
to
qualify
——
succession
by
8
lieutenant
governor
——
inauguration
of
governor
and
lieutenant
9
governor
upon
removal
of
inability
of
governor-elect
to
10
qualify.
The
nominees
for
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
11
jointly
having
the
highest
number
of
votes
cast
for
them
shall
12
be
declared
duly
elected.
If
two
or
more
sets
of
nominees
for
13
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
have
an
equal
and
the
highest
14
number
of
votes
for
the
offices
jointly,
the
general
assembly
15
shall
by
joint
vote
proceed,
as
soon
as
is
possible,
to
elect
16
one
set
of
nominees
for
governor
and
lieutenant
governor.
17
If
after
the
final
canvass
of
votes
but
before
inauguration
18
the
governor-elect
has
since
died,
does
not
qualify,
or
19
is
permanently
unable
to
become
governor,
the
lieutenant
20
governor-elect
shall
become
the
governor
upon
inauguration,
to
21
the
exclusion
of
any
other
office,
for
the
residue
of
the
term.
22
In
the
event
of
a
temporary
inability
of
the
governor-elect
23
to
assume
office,
the
lieutenant
governor-elect
shall
become
24
governor
upon
inauguration,
until
the
inability
is
removed,
at
25
which
time,
the
governor-elect
and
lieutenant
governor-elect
26
shall
become
governor
and
lieutenant
governor,
respectively,
27
upon
inauguration.
28
Section
10
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
29
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
Sec.
10.
Vacancies
——
lieutenant
governor
vacancy
.
When
31
any
office
,
excluding
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor,
32
shall,
from
any
cause,
become
vacant,
and
no
mode
is
provided
33
by
the
constitution
and
laws
for
filling
such
vacancy,
the
34
governor
shall
have
power
to
fill
such
vacancy,
by
granting
a
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commission,
which
shall
expire
at
the
end
of
the
next
session
1
of
the
general
assembly,
or
at
the
next
election
by
the
people.
2
When
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
shall,
from
any
3
cause,
become
vacant,
and
no
mode
is
otherwise
provided
by
the
4
constitution
for
filling
such
vacancy,
the
governor
shall
have
5
power
to
fill
such
vacancy
for
the
residue
of
the
term,
by
6
granting
a
commission,
which
shall
expire
as
provided
in
the
7
constitution.
8
Section
17
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
9
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
10
Sec.
17.
Lieutenant
governor
to
become
governor
——
filling
11
of
lieutenant
governor
vacancy.
In
case
of
death,
impeachment,
12
resignation,
removal
from
office,
or
other
inability
to
serve
13
of
the
governor,
the
lieutenant
governor
shall
succeed
and
14
become
the
governor,
to
the
exclusion
of
any
other
office.
If
15
the
preceding
governor
thereafter
becomes
able
to
serve,
the
16
preceding
governor
shall
become
governor
and
the
succeeding
17
governor
shall
resume
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor,
to
18
the
exclusion
of
any
other
office,
each
for
the
residue
of
the
19
term,
respectively.
If
the
succeeding
governor
has
filled
a
20
vacancy
in
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
by
granting
a
21
commission,
that
commission
shall
expire
upon
the
resumption
of
22
the
office
of
lieutenant
governor
by
the
preceding
lieutenant
23
governor.
24
Section
19
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
25
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
26
1952
and
by
amendment
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
1988,
is
27
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
28
Sec.
19.
Succession
to
office
of
governor
and
lieutenant
29
governor
——
simultaneous
inability
to
serve
——
qualification
of
30
successor
governor
to
office.
If
the
governor
and
lieutenant
31
governor
are
simultaneously
unable
to
serve,
the
president
of
32
the
senate
shall
become
governor,
followed
by
the
speaker
of
33
the
house
of
representatives
if
the
president
of
the
senate
34
is
unable
or
unwilling
to
serve,
followed
by
the
president
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pro
tempore
of
the
senate
if
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
1
representatives
is
unable
or
unwilling
to
serve,
followed
2
by
the
speaker
pro
tempore
of
the
house
of
representatives
3
if
the
president
pro
tempore
of
the
senate
is
unable
or
4
unwilling
to
serve,
each
succeeding,
to
the
exclusion
of
any
5
other
office.
If
none
of
the
above
are
able
or
willing
to
6
serve
as
governor
and
the
general
assembly
is
not
in
session,
7
the
justices
of
the
supreme
court
shall
convene
the
general
8
assembly
by
proclamation
and
the
general
assembly
shall
9
organize
by
the
election
of
a
president
of
the
senate
and
a
10
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives.
The
president-elect
11
of
the
senate
shall
then
become
governor.
If
at
that
time
the
12
president-elect
of
the
senate
is
unable
or
unwilling
to
serve,
13
the
speaker-elect
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
become
14
governor.
15
If
the
governor
so
succeeded
becomes
able
to
serve,
the
16
governor
so
succeeded
shall
resume
the
office
of
governor.
If
17
the
lieutenant
governor
so
succeeded
becomes
able
to
serve
18
while
the
governor
so
succeeded
remains
unable
to
serve,
the
19
lieutenant
governor
so
succeeded
shall
assume
the
office
of
20
governor.
21
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
22
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
23
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
24
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
25
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
26
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
31
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
consequences
32
of
a
governor
becoming
temporarily
or
permanently
unable
to
33
perform
the
duties
of
the
governor.
In
the
case
of
a
temporary
34
disability
or
an
impeachment
with
the
possibility
of
acquittal,
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the
lieutenant
governor
shall
have
the
powers
of
the
governor
1
until
the
governor
is
able
to
resume
the
office.
In
the
case
2
of
a
permanent
disability,
death,
resignation,
or
removal
3
from
office
of
the
governor
including
by
impeachment,
the
4
lieutenant
governor
shall
assume
the
office
of
the
governor.
5
In
this
case,
the
former
lieutenant
governor
shall
appoint
a
6
new
lieutenant
governor,
who
will
have
the
same
powers
and
7
duties
as
one
who
was
elected,
including
the
duty
to
act
as
8
governor,
or
to
assume
the
office
of
the
governor
and
appoint
a
9
new
lieutenant
governor.
10
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
11
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(89th)
for
adoption,
12
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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