To amend the state constitution, two consecutive Iowa General Assemblies must approve a resolution. Then it must be approved by Iowa voters. But first, the Secretary of State must publish the amendment in newspapers. Secretary of State Paul Pate failed to do that for two amendments approved during the last General Assembly. P ate says it was a mistake and he apologized, but because of this error, supporters of the resolutions must start the process over. On e would enshrine gun rights in the state constitution and the other clarifies the gubernatorial line of succession . The State Government Subcommittee has restarted the gubernatorial succession amendment. The resolution stems from the situation in 2017 when Gov. Reynolds left the office of lieutenant governor to become the governor. The Attorney General issued a formal opinion that a lieutenant governor who becomes governor is not constitutionally permitted to select the next lieutenant governor. This resolution clarifies the line