MS HC22

Mississippi shall select five commissioners and three alternate commissioners to attend an Article V Convention, who must be Mississippi citizens meeting state legislature eligibility requirements and cannot be U.S. House or Senate members, federal employees, or statewide elected officials.

At least three of the five commissioners must be sitting members of the legislature, and at least two of the three alternates must be sitting members; commissioners may not vote by proxy and three commissioners constitute a quorum.

Commissioners must take an oath to follow legislative instructions regarding the scope of matters they may consider and vote on, and must immediately report any violations by other commissioners to a Joint Legislative Committee.

The Legislature shall establish commissioner instructions by concurrent resolution, including requirements that Mississippi's delegation vote as one state with one vote, and that a simple majority of commissioners determines the state's vote on all convention matters.

A Joint Legislative Committee of four Senate members and four House members shall present recommended instructions to the Legislature, may recall commissioners who cast unauthorized votes outside the scope of legislative instructions, and may be overridden by the Legislature through concurrent resolution.