Tenn. Code § 3-18-104

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 3-18-104 - Duties of alternate delegates - Votes and attempted votes made outside of instructions and established limits void - Forfeiture of delegate's appointment
(a) An alternate delegate shall:
(1) Act in the place of the alternate delegate's paired delegate when the alternate delegate's paired delegate is absent from the Article V convention; or
(2) Replace the alternate delegate's paired delegate if the alternate delegate's paired delegate vacates the office.
(b) A vote cast by a delegate or an alternate delegate at an Article V convention that is outside the scope of:
(1) The instructions established by a joint resolution adopted under § 3-18-103; or
(2) The limits placed by the general assembly in a joint resolution that calls for an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States on the subjects and amendments that may be considered by the Article V convention;

is void.

(c) A delegate or alternate delegate who votes or attempts to vote outside the scope of:
(1) The instructions established by a joint resolution adopted under § 3-18-103; or
(2) The limits placed by the general assembly in a joint resolution that calls for an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States on the subjects and amendments that may be considered by the Article V convention;

forfeits the delegate's appointment by virtue of that vote or attempt to vote.

(d) The paired alternate delegate of a delegate who forfeits appointment under subsection (c) becomes the delegate at the time the forfeiture of the appointment occurs.

T.C.A. § 3-18-104

Acts 2014, ch. 979, § 1.