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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2023
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 16, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SJR 9
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SJR 9 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SJR 9 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, for adoption by the second consecutive general assembly, 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 S.J.R. _____ 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 submitted to the electorate for ratification at the general election in November 2024.

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Senate subcommittee

Named January 31, 2023. On February 8, 2023 it recommended passage. [].

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