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Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 17, 2020
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SJR 2002
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualification of electors. The joint resolution reduces the voting age in the Constitution of the State of Iowa from years of age to years of age, except that a person who will be years of age by the next general election shall be permitted to vote in a primary election. Eighteen years of age is the current voting age for every election in the United States due to the adoption of the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then /tm 1/ S.J.R. _____ referred to the next general assembly (89th) for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification. /tm 2/ 2
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Named February 5, 2020. On February 10, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
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Fiscal note
AI summary This bill proposes an amendment to the Iowa Constitution to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. The estimated cost to publish the amendment is $14,400 in fiscal year 2021 and $178,200 in fiscal year 2023. These costs would be paid by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office.2
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Description
Senate Joint Resolution 2002 proposes an amendment to the Iowa Constitution relating to the qualifications of electors. The proposed amendment reduces the voting age described in the Constitution from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, except that a person who will be 18 years of age by the next general election is permitted to vote in a primary election.
Background
Eighteen years of age is the current voting age for every election in the United States under the 26th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Assumptions
- The average cost to publish a proposed constitutional amendment in a single newspaper is $600.
- Publication of the initial amendment would occur monthly in eight newspapers (two in each congressional district) for a three-month period.
- Subsequent publication of the amendment would occur monthly in 99 newspapers (one in each county) for a three-month period.
Fiscal Impact
Constitutional Amendment Publication Cost. The estimated cost to publish a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the General Assembly during the 2020 Legislative Session would be $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would be incurred in fall 2020 (FY 2021).
Assuming the proposed amendment is passed a second time during the 2021 Legislative Session, the estimated cost would be $178,200 (99 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would be incurred in fall 2022 (FY 2023).
These publication costs would be incurred by the Secretary of the Senate’s Office and the Chief Clerk’s Office in the House of Representatives and reimbursed by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office.
Source
- Office of the Secretary of State
- Suffrage, Constitutional Amendment · February 24, 2020 · $14,400
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