Constitution of the State of Iowa: 1857 (as Amended to November 5, 2024) (Iowa)
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- Preamble
- Main Text
- Art.I Bill of Rights
- Rights of persons.
- Right to keep and bear arms.
- Political power.
- Religion.
- Religious test—witnesses.
- Dueling.
- Laws uniform.
- Liberty of speech and press.
- Personal security—searches and seizures.
- Right of trial by jury—due process of law.
- Rights of persons accused.
- When indictment necessary—grand jury.
- Twice tried—bail.
- Habeas corpus.
- Military.
- Quartering soldiers.
- Treason.
- Bail—punishments.
- Eminent domain—drainage ditches and levees.
- Imprisonment for debt.
- Right of assemblage—petition.
- Attainder—ex post facto law—obligation of contract.
- Resident aliens.
- Slavery—penal servitude.
- Agricultural leases.
- Rights reserved.
- Art.II Right of Suffrage
- Art.III Of the Distribution of Powers
- Departments of government.
- Legislative Department
- General assembly.
- Annual sessions of general assembly—special sessions.
- Representatives.
- Qualifications.
- Senators—qualifications.
- Senators—number and classification.
- Officers—elections determined.
- Quorum.
- Authority of the houses.
- Protest—record of vote.
- Privileged from arrest.
- Vacancies.
- Doors open.
- Adjournments.
- Bills.
- Executive approval—veto—item veto by governor.
- Passage of bills.
- Receipts and expenditures.
- Impeachment.
- Officers subject to impeachment—judgment.
- Members not appointed to office.
- Disqualification.
- Failure to account.
- Appropriations.
- Compensation and expenses of general assembly.
- Time laws to take effect.
- Divorce.
- Lotteries.
- Acts—one subject—expressed in title.
- Local or special laws—general and uniform—boundaries of counties.
- Extra compensation—payment of claims—appropriations for local or private purposes.
- Oath of members.
- Census.
- Senate and house of representatives—limitation.
- Senators and representatives—number and districts.
- Review by supreme court.
- Congressional districts.
- Elections by general assembly.
- Municipal home rule.
- Legislative districts.
- Counties home rule.
- Nullification of administrative rules.
- Art.IV Executive Department
- Governor.
- Election and term.
- Governor and lieutenant governor elected jointly—returns of elections.
- Election by general assembly in case of tie—succession by lieutenant governor.
- Contested elections.
- Eligibility.
- Commander in chief.
- Duties of governor.
- Execution of laws.
- Vacancies.
- Convening general assembly.
- Message.
- Adjournment.
- Disqualification.
- Terms—compensation.
- Pardons—reprieves—commutations.
- Lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect to become or act as governor or governor-elect.
- Duties of lieutenant governor.
- Succession to office of governor and lieutenant governor.
- Seal of state.
- Grants and commissions.
- Secretary—auditor—treasurer.
- Art.V Judicial Department
- Courts.
- Supreme court.
- Election of judges—term.
- Jurisdiction of supreme court.
- District court and judge.
- Jurisdiction of district court.
- Conservators of the peace.
- Style of process.
- Salaries.
- Judicial districts.
- Judges—when chosen.
- Attorney general.
- District attorney.
- System of court practice.
- Vacancies in courts.
- State and district nominating commissions.
- Terms—judicial elections.
- Salaries—qualifications—retirement.
- Retirement and discipline of judges.
- Art.VI Militia
- Art.VII State Debts
- Art.VIII Corporations
- Referred to in § 12C.13 of the Code
- Art.IX Education and School Lands
- 1st Education.
- 2nd School Funds and School Lands.
- Art.X Amendments to the Constitution
- Art.XI Miscellaneous
- Art.XII Schedule
- Supreme law—constitutionality of acts.
- Laws in force.
- Proceedings not affected.
- Fines inure to the state.
- Bonds in force.
- First election for governor and lieutenant governor.
- First election of officers.
- For judges of supreme court.
- General assembly—first session.
- Senators.
- Offices not vacated.
- Judicial districts.
- Submission of constitution.
- Proposition to strike out the word “white”.
- Mills county.
- General election.
- Art.I Bill of Rights
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