§ 22-20-208 — Convening of state ratifying convention; costs and expenses; certification of results

(a) If the governor issues a proclamation calling a state
ratifying convention, it is the duty of the secretary of state
to convene the ratifying convention and make all necessary
arrangements.
(b) The costs incidental to the holding of the state
ratifying convention shall be borne and paid by the state, as
appropriated by the legislature.
(c) It is the duty of the officers of the state ratifying
convention to certify, under oath, to the secretary of state,
the result of the vote cast at the ratifying convention on each
question submitted thereto. When the result of the vote of the
delegates to the state ratifying convention is certified to the
secretary of state, it is then the duty of the secretary of
state to certify the result to the president and secretary of
state of the United States, and to the president of the senate
and the speaker of the house of representatives of the congress
of the United States.