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General Assembly Proposed House Joint
Resolution No. 27
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 796
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. FERRARO, 117
th Dist.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO DISQUALIFY FELONY CONVICTS FROM HOLDING
STATE-WIDE ELECTIVE OFFICE.
Resolved by this Assembly:
That section five of article fourth of the Constitution of the state and 1
article two of the amendments to the Constitution of the state, as 2
amended by article fifteen of said amendments, be amended to 3
provide that any individual who has been convicted of any felony shall 4
be ineligible to the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary 5
of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To provide that felony convicts shall be ineligible to hold any state
office voted upon by all electors of the state.