[nathanbedford]

I am fully in support of the Article V movement.

However, I am aware of the obstructionist history of the Congress frustrating attempts to invoke the Article V amendment process. If they can find distinctions in the wording or discrepancies of any sort a Congress led by speaker Boehner is very likely not to call a convention claiming that the threshold of two thirds of the states has not been reached.

My question is, is there coordination among the active state legislature wars to ensure that the wording and subject matter of the applications for the convention are identical? Is there a vehicle to accomplish this?

[Repeal The 17th]

Not sure, but I think the language was discussed and agreed upon at the Mt. Vernon planning session last year. -
Georgia:
The General Assembly of the State of Georgia hereby applies to Congress,
under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States,
for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments
to the United States Constitution that
impose fiscal restraints on the federal government,
limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government,
and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.
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Florida:
The Legislature of the State of Florida does hereby make application to Congress
pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States
to call an Article V convention for the sole purpose of proposing amendments
to the Constitution of the United States which:
Impose fiscal restraints on the Federal Government.
Limit the power and jurisdiction of the Federal Government.
Limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress..
That these three proposed amendment categories are severable from one another
and may be counted individually toward the required two-thirds number of applications
made by the state legislatures for the calling of an Article V convention.
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[Jacquerie]

From COS:

Right now we have pending legislation in 10 states, and our application has been considered by 13 states so far this year.

Our application is being considered in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Missouri, Louisiana, and West Virginia.

Georgia passed our application, and Virginia and North Dakota did not.

You can find more details on our Progress Report page: http://conventionofstates.com/progress-report

Please let me know if you need any further information.

Best,

Jordan Sillars
Communications Director

Convention of States Project
Citizens for Self-Governance
http://conventionofstates.com