(a)No delegate shall have authority to vote to allow
consideration of, or to approve, an unauthorized amendment for
ratification to the United States constitution.
(b)Any delegate shall be directed to vote for procedures
and rules mandating that the convention remain a convention of
states where each state is represented by one (1) vote.
(c)Any vote made in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of
this section shall be null and void, and the delegate making the
vote shall be immediately recalled by an official or executive
branch committee authorized by a resolution of the legislature
and replaced by an alternate as provided in subsection (g) of
this section.
(d)Each delegate or alternate shall be required to take
the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear or
affirm that to t
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(a) No delegate shall have authority to vote to allow
consideration of, or to approve, an unauthorized amendment for
ratification to the United States constitution.
(b) Any delegate shall be directed to vote for procedures
and rules mandating that the convention remain a convention of
states where each state is represented by one (1) vote.
(c) Any vote made in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of
this section shall be null and void, and the delegate making the
vote shall be immediately recalled by an official or executive
branch committee authorized by a resolution of the legislature
and replaced by an alternate as provided in subsection (g) of
this section.
(d) Each delegate or alternate shall be required to take
the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear or
affirm that to the best of my abilities I will, as a delegate or
alternate to an article V convention, uphold the constitution
and laws of the United States of America and Wyoming. I will not
vote to allow consideration of or to approve any unauthorized
amendment proposed for ratification to the United States
constitution. I understand and accept any penalties that Wyoming
law may impose on me for violating this oath."
(e) Any delegate who violates the oath contained in
subsection (d) of this section shall be guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a
fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or
both. Additionally, any delegate who violates the oath contained
in subsection (d) of this section shall be ineligible to serve
as a delegate and any certification of the delegate shall be
null and void.
(f) The secretary of state shall certify the selection of
the delegates in writing to the article V convention and shall
provide a copy of the certification to each delegate. No
delegate shall have authority to vote or otherwise serve as a
delegate at the article V convention without the certification.
(g) The secretary of state shall notify the president of
the Wyoming senate and the speaker of the Wyoming house of
representatives in writing of the need to assign delegates or
alternates to the article V convention. The members of the
senate shall elect three (3) members of the senate to serve as
delegates, and the members of the house of representatives shall
elect three (3) members of the house of representatives to serve
as delegates. If a delegate becomes unable or ineligible to
serve, the president of the senate or the speaker of the house
shall assign an alternate for the delegate who has become unable
or ineligible to serve. An alternate delegate assigned under
this subsection shall immediately be entitled to represent
Wyoming as a delegate in place of the delegate who has become
unable or ineligible to serve, and the secretary of state shall
immediately provide certification to the new delegate.
(h) The secretary of state shall notify the article V
convention and any delegate involved of the revocation of that
delegate's certification should the delegate violate his or her
oath to act only within the limits of the authority granted by
the state of Wyoming.
(j) The Wyoming attorney general shall enforce the
provisions of this section.