AB 635

Under Article V of the United States Constitution, upon the application of the

legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states, Congress must call a convention for

the purpose of proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Under this bill, if

Congress calls such a convention, the legislature and the governor must appoint five

delegates to attend the convention as representatives of this state.

Under the bill, if a delegate votes at the convention to consider or approve an

unauthorized amendment, the delegate may be immediately dismissed by the

approval of a majority of the other appointed delegates for this state and replaced

with a new appointee. The bill defines an "unauthorized amendment" as an

amendment that is outside the scope of the application or the call of the convention.

The bill also requires the legislature to create a joint committee of

correspondence that is responsible for communications with delegates to the

convention. The convention delegates from this state must direct all

communications with the legislature to the committee, including the proposed

adoption or modification of rules governing the convention. The delegates are to

presume that the committee approves the proposed adoption or modification of such

rules, if the committee does not render a decision on the proposed adoption or

modification of such rules within 48 hours of receiving notice from the delegates.