SJ0005

Requests Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V for proposing a federal amendment to limit terms of service for members of Congress.

• Wyoming applies to Congress to call a convention of the states limited to proposing an amendment setting term limits on U.S. House and Senate members. (Section 1)
• Establishes that Congress has only ministerial authority to name a reasonable time and place for the convention; Congress cannot determine convention rules, set delegate numbers, or name delegates. (Section 2(a)(i), Section 2(a)(ii))
• Specifies that the convention shall operate on a one-state, one-vote basis and is limited to the term limits topic, with an explicit understanding that no amendment affecting the Bill of Rights may be considered. (Section 2(a)(iii), Section 2(a)(iv))
• Recommends that Congress choose ratification by state legislatures rather than special state ratification conventions. (Section 2(a)(v))
• Authorizes the Wyoming Legislature to provide further instructions to its delegates and recall them for breach of duty or violation of instructions under W.S. 9-22-101 and 9-22-102. (Section 2(a)(vi))
• Provides that this application shall be aggregated with applications from other states on the same term limits subject matter to reach the two-thirds threshold required under Article V, but not with applications on other subjects. (Section 2(b))
• Establishes this as a continuing application until at least two-thirds of states make similar applications on the same subject. (Section 3)
• Directs the Wyoming Secretary of State to transmit the resolution to the President, Congress, Wyoming's Congressional Delegation, and presiding officers of state legislatures. (Section 4)

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