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House
Joint
Resolution
2002
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2002
BY
GEARHART
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
altering
the
terms
of
service
for
2
members
of
the
house
of
representatives.
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
1.
Section
3
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
3
of
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
4
Sec.
3.
Representatives
——
classification.
The
members
5
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
be
chosen
on
the
6
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
of
each
7
even-numbered
year
by
the
qualified
electors
of
their
8
respective
districts,
and
their
term
of
office
shall
commence
9
on
the
first
day
of
January
next
after
their
election,
and
10
continue
four
years,
and
until
their
successors
are
elected
11
and
qualified.
Members
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
12
be
classified
so
that
as
nearly
as
possible
one-half
of
the
13
members
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
be
elected
every
14
two
years,
and
each
member
of
the
house
of
representatives
15
elected
concurrently
with
the
adoption
of
this
amendment
or
16
serving
at
the
time
of
the
adoption
of
this
amendment
shall
be
17
so
classified.
Members
representing
odd-numbered
districts
18
shall
constitute
the
first
class,
and
members
representing
19
even-numbered
districts
shall
constitute
the
second
class.
20
For
those
members
of
the
house
of
representatives
elected
21
concurrently
with
the
adoption
of
this
amendment
or
serving
at
22
the
time
of
the
adoption
of
this
amendment,
those
members
of
23
the
house
of
representatives
in
the
first
class
shall
serve
for
24
two
years
following
the
first
day
of
January
next
after
the
25
adoption
of
this
amendment,
and
those
in
the
second
class
shall
26
serve
for
four
years
following
the
first
day
of
January
next
27
after
the
adoption
of
this
amendment.
28
2.
Section
35
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
29
the
State
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
4
of
the
30
Amendments
of
1868,
amendment
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
31
1904,
and
amendment
number
3
of
the
Amendments
of
1968,
is
32
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
33
Sec.
35.
Senators
and
representatives
——
number
and
34
districts.
The
general
assembly
shall
in
each
year
immediately
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following
the
United
States
decennial
census
determine
the
1
number
of
senators
and
representatives
to
be
elected
to
the
2
general
assembly
and
establish
senatorial
and
representative
3
districts.
The
general
assembly
shall
complete
the
4
apportionment
prior
to
September
1
of
the
year
so
required.
5
If
the
apportionment
fails
to
become
law
prior
to
September
6
15
of
such
year,
the
supreme
court
shall
cause
the
state
to
7
be
apportioned
into
senatorial
and
representative
districts
8
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
the
Constitution
prior
to
9
December
31
of
such
year.
The
reapportioning
authority
shall,
10
where
necessary
in
establishing
senatorial
and
representative
11
districts,
shorten
the
term
of
any
senator
or
representative
12
prior
to
completion
of
the
term.
Any
senator
or
representative
13
whose
term
is
so
terminated
shall
not
be
compensated
for
the
14
uncompleted
part
of
the
term.
15
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
16
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
17
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
18
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
19
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
20
date
of
that
election.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
25
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
terms
of
office
26
for
members
of
the
house
of
representatives.
27
The
amendment
changes
the
terms
of
office
for
members
of
28
the
house
of
representatives
to
four
years,
with
members
to
be
29
elected
on
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
30
of
each
even-numbered
year,
with
one-half
of
all
members
to
31
be
elected
every
two
years.
The
amendment
provides
that
each
32
member
of
the
house
of
representatives
who
is
serving
at
the
33
time
of
adoption
of
the
amendment
or
elected
concurrently
34
with
the
adoption
of
the
amendment
will
be
divided
into
two
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classes.
The
first
class
consists
of
members
representing
1
odd-numbered
districts,
and
the
second
class
consists
of
2
members
representing
even-numbered
districts.
Members
in
the
3
first
class
shall
serve
for
two
years
and
members
in
the
second
4
class
shall
serve
for
four
years.
5
The
joint
resolution
also
states
that
the
reapportioning
6
authority
shall
have
the
authority
to
shorten
the
term
of
7
office
of
any
senator
or
representative
following
redistricting
8
as
necessary
in
establishing
senatorial
and
representative
9
districts.
10
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
11
referred
to
in
the
next
general
assembly
for
adoption,
before
12
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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