Bills › 90th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 16, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SJR 9
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- 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
AI summary This resolution would change the state constitution to allow people to vote in primary elections once they reach 17 years old, as long as they will be 18 by the next general election. If voters approve this change in November 2024, it would lower the age requirement for certain elections in Iowa.1
Read the official explanation
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.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 31, 2023. On February 8, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HJR 7 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualificat…89th General Assembly · Withdrawn · very similarDidn’t advance
- SJR 2002 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualificat…88th General Assembly · Passed Senate · very similarPassed a chamber
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