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