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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 105

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SJR105.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PERSON UNDER GUARDIANSHIP - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Idaho to delete the prohibition of a person under guardianship
from voting, serving as a juror or holding any civil office.

02/05    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/06    Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/03    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/04    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/09    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-2-1
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Crow,
      Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stennett, Sweeney,
      Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--Cameron, Parry
      Absent and excused--Sorensen
    Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
    Title apvd - to House
03/10    House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18    3rd rdg - PASSED - 56-9-5
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Bivens, Black(23), Boe,
      Bruneel, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Field(13),
      Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones(9), Jones(22), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
      Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Newcomb,
      Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison, Stevenson,
      Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson,
      Wheeler, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Callister, Campbell, Jones(20), Lake, Mortensen,
      Sali, Schaefer, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Black(15), Crane, Ellsworth, Hansen, Kunz
    Floor Sponsor - Field(13)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    To enrol
03/20    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
    Sp signed - to Secretary of State

Bill Text

SJR105


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                             SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 105

                                BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                                  A JOINT RESOLUTION
 2    PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE VI, OF THE  CONSTITUTION  OF  THE
 3        STATE OF IDAHO, RELATING TO DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS, TO DELETE
 4        THE  PROHIBITION OF A PERSON BEING UNDER GUARDIANSHIP FROM VOTING, SERVING
 5        AS JUROR OR HOLDING CIVIL OFFICE; STATING THE QUESTION TO BE SUBMITTED  TO
 6        THE  ELECTORATE;  DIRECTING  THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO PREPARE THE STATE-
 7        MENTS REQUIRED BY LAW; AND DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PUBLISH THE
 8        AMENDMENT AND ARGUMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

 9    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

10        SECTION 1.  That Section 3, Article VI, of the Constitution of  the  State
11    of Idaho be amended to read as follows:

12             SECTION  3.  DISQUALIFICATION  OF  CERTAIN PERSONS. No person is
13        permitted to vote, serve as a juror, or hold  any  civil  office  who
14          is  under  guardianship, or who  has, at any place, been
15        convicted of a felony, and who has not been restored to the rights of
16        citizenship, or who, at the time of such  election,  is  confined  in
17        prison on conviction of a criminal offense.

18        SECTION  2.  The  question to be submitted to the electors of the State of
19    Idaho at the next general election shall be as follows:
20        "Shall Section 3, Article VI, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be
21    amended to delete the prohibition of a person being  under  guardianship  from
22    voting, serving as a juror or holding any civil office?".

23        SECTION  3.  The Legislative Council is directed to prepare the statements
24    required by Section 67-453, Idaho Code, and file the same.

25        SECTION 4.  The Secretary of State is hereby directed to publish this pro-
26    posed constitutional amendment and arguments as required by law.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
    RS07420
    
    The purpose of this legislation is to provide an opportunity for the citizens 
    of the State of Idaho to amend the Constitution of the State of Idaho to 
    provide that persons under guardianships do not lose their right to vote, 
    serve as a juror, or hold civil office.
    
                               FISCAL IMPACT
    
    Information provided by the Elections Division, Office of the Idaho 
    Secretary of State, indicates that each entry relating to a Constitutional 
    issue which is placed on the ballot would cost approximately $30,000.
    
    Contact: Jim Baugh, Co-Ad
            336-5353
            Nancy Johansen
            883-1 469
            Senator Gary J. Schroeder
            332-1 321
    
    SJR105