Senate
Joint
Resolution
9
-
Enrolled
Senate
Joint
Resolution
9
A
JOINT
RESOLUTION
PROPOSING
AN
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
CONSTITUTION
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA
RELATING
TO
THE
QUALIFICATIONS
OF
ELECTORS.
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
Section
1
of
Article
II
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
the
amendment
of
1970,
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
Section
1.
Electors.
Only
a
citizen
of
the
United
States
of
the
age
of
eighteen
years,
who
shall
have
been
a
resident
of
this
state
for
such
period
of
time
as
shall
be
provided
by
law
and
of
the
county
in
which
the
citizen
claims
the
citizen’s
vote
for
such
period
of
time
as
shall
be
provided
by
law,
shall
be
entitled
to
vote
at
all
elections
which
are
authorized
by
law.
However,
for
purposes
of
a
primary
election,
a
United
States
citizen
must
be
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age
as
of
the
next
general
election
following
the
primary
election.
The
required
periods
of
residence
shall
not
exceed
six
months
in
this
state
and
sixty
days
in
the
county.
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
Senate
Joint
Resolution
9,
p.
2
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
joint
resolution
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
Joint
Resolution
9,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate