AJR31: Joint Resolution Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 31

March 11, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Ziegelbauer, Kaufert, Grothman, Handrick, Hutchison, F. Lasee, Pettis, Powers and Ryba, cosponsored by Senator Darling. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

AJR31,1,6 To renumber section 2 of article V and section 1 of article VI; to renumber and amend section 6 of article IV; to amend section 1 of article X; and to create section 6 (2) of article IV, section 2 (2) of article V and section 1 (2) of article VI of the constitution; relating to: limiting the number of consecutive terms permitted for state constitutional officers and members of the state legislature (first consideration).

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 1999 legislature on first consideration, limits the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction and members of the legislature to not more than 12 years of consecutive service in the same office. Time served in an initial partial term in the same office, or time served in a different office, is not counted as part of the 12-year limit. Terms are considered consecutive unless they are more than 2 years apart.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by 2 successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

AJR31,1,7 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:

AJR31, s. 1 Section 1. Section 6 of article IV of the constitution is renumbered section 6 (1) of article IV and amended to read:

AJR31,2,5 [Article IV] Section 6 (1) No person shall be eligible to the legislature who shall not have resided one year within the state, and be a qualified elector in the district which he the person may be chosen to represent.

AJR31, s. 2 Section 2. Section 6 (2) of article IV of the constitution is created to read:

AJR31,2,12 [Article IV] Section 6 (2) Beginning with the terms commencing after 2000, a person may not serve more than 3 consecutive 4-year terms as a senator or more than 6 consecutive 2-year terms as a representative to the assembly. Time served during an initial partial term in the same house, or time served in the other house, shall not be counted as part of the 12-year limit. For purposes of this subsection, terms are consecutive unless they are more than 2 years apart.

AJR31, s. 3 Section 3. Section 2 of article V of the constitution is renumbered section 2 (1) of article V.

AJR31, s. 4 Section 4. Section 2 (2) of article V of the constitution is created to read:

AJR31,2,21 [Article V] Section 2 (2) Beginning with the term commencing after 2000, a person may not serve more than 3 consecutive 4-year terms as governor or lieutenant governor. Time served during an initial partial term in the same state office, or time served in a different state office, shall not be counted as part of the 12-year limit. For purposes of this subsection, terms are consecutive unless they are more than 2 years apart.

AJR31, s. 5 Section 5. Section 1 of article VI of the constitution is renumbered section 1 (1) of article VI.

AJR31, s. 6 Section 6. Section 1 (2) of article VI of the constitution is created to read:

AJR31,3,6 [Article VI] Section 1 (2) Beginning with the terms commencing after 2000, no person may serve more than 3 consecutive 4-year terms as secretary of state, treasurer or attorney general. Time served during an initial partial term in the same state office, or time served in a different state office, shall not be counted as part of the 12-year limit. For purposes of this subsection, terms are consecutive unless they are more than 2 years apart.

AJR31, s. 7 Section 7. Section 1 of article X of the constitution is amended to read:

AJR31,3,10 [Article X] Section 1 (1) The supervision of public instruction shall be vested in a state superintendent and such other officers as the legislature shall direct; and their qualifications, powers, duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law.

AJR31,3,13 (2) (a) The state superintendent shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the same time and in the same manner as members of the supreme court, and shall hold office for 4 years from the succeeding first Monday in July.

AJR31,3,18 (b) Beginning with the term commencing after 2000, no person may serve more than 3 consecutive 4-year terms as state superintendent. Time served during an initial partial term in that state office, or time served in a different state office, shall not be counted as part of the 12-year limit. For purposes of this paragraph, terms are consecutive unless they are more than 2 years apart.

AJR31,3,20 (3) The term of office, time and manner of electing or appointing all other officers of supervision of public instruction shall be fixed by law.

AJR31, s. 8 Section 8. Numbering of new provisions. (1) Article IV. The new subsection (2) of section 6 of article IV of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (2) of section 6 of article IV of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a subsection (2) of section 6 of article IV simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.

AJR31,4,21 (2) Article V. The new subsection (2) of section 2 of article V of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (2) of section 2 of article V of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a subsection (2) of section 2 of article V simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.

AJR31,5,9 (3) Article VI. The new subsection (2) of section 1 of article VI of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (2) of section 1 of article VI of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a subsection (2) of section 1 of article VI simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.

AJR31,5,12 Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.

AJR31,5,13 (End)