SJR3 • 2026

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to persons entitled to the privilege of an elector.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: BISIGNANO
Last action: 2025-02-04
Official status: Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 193 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to persons entitled to the privilege of an elector.

What This Bill Does

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to persons entitled to the privilege of an elector.

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Bill History

2025-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 193 .
2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 158 .

Official Summary Text

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to persons entitled to the privilege of an elector.

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Senate

Joint

Resolution

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Introduced

SENATE

JOINT

RESOLUTION

3

BY

BISIGNANO

SENA

TE

JOINT

RESOLUTION

A

Joint

Resolution

proposing

an

amendment

to

the

Constitution

1

of

the

State

of

Iowa

relating

to

persons

entitled

to

the

2

privilege

of

an

elector.

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

5

of

Article

II

of

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

3

Iowa

is

repealed

and

the

following

adopted

in

lieu

thereof:

4

Sec.

5.

Disqualified

persons.

A

person

adjudged

mentally

5

incompetent

to

vote

shall

not

be

entitled

to

the

privilege

of

6

an

elector.

7

Sec.

2.

REFERRAL

AND

PUBLICATION.

The

foregoing

proposed

8

amendment

to

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa

is

referred

9

to

the

general

assembly

to

be

chosen

at

the

next

general

10

election

for

members

of

the

general

assembly,

and

shall

be

11

published

as

provided

by

law

for

three

months

previous

to

the

12

date

of

that

election.

13

EXPLANATION

14

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

15

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

16

This

joint

resolution

proposes

an

amendment

to

the

17

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa

relating

to

persons

entitled

18

to

the

privilege

of

an

elector.

The

amendment

strikes

a

19

prohibition

that

withholds

the

privilege

of

an

elector

from

20

persons

convicted

of

an

infamous

crime.

The

privilege

of

an

21

elector

includes

both

the

right

to

vote

and

the

right

to

hold

22

elected

office.

23

The

resolution,

if

adopted,

would

be

published

and

then

24

referred

to

the

next

general

assembly

(92nd)

for

adoption,

25

before

being

submitted

to

the

electorate

for

ratification.

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