00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 310(STA) am                                                                  
01 "An Act relating to the selection and duties of delegates to a convention of the states."                               
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 15.50 is amended by adding new sections to read:                                                   
04                     Article 4. Convention of the States.                                                              
05            Sec. 15.50.120. Selection of delegates. (a) When a convention of the states is                             
06       called by a two-thirds vote of the state legislatures under art. V, Constitution of the                           
07       United States, the legislature shall, by joint resolution, appoint two delegates and two                          
08       alternate delegates to the convention of the states who                                                           
09                 (1)  are qualified voters as provided by law;                                                           
10                 (2)  have been residents of the state for at least three years preceding                                
11       appointment;                                                                                                      
12                 (3)  have been residents of the districts from which they are selected for                              
13       at least one year preceding appointment; and                                                                      
14                 (4)  are not members of the United States House of Representatives or                                   
15       the United States Senate.                                                                                         
01            (b)  The legislature may, by joint resolution, select a member of the United                                 
02       States House of Representatives or the United States Senate representing the state to                             
03       attend as an observer a convention of the states called by a two-thirds vote of the state                         
04       legislatures under art. V, Constitution of the United States.                                                     
05            (c)  At any time after a delegate or observer is appointed under this section, the                           
06       legislature may, by joint resolution, recall the delegate, alternate delegate, or observer                        
07       and, by joint resolution, appoint a new delegate, alternate delegate, or observer.                                
08            (d)  If a rule or procedure established by a convention of the states called by a                            
09       two-thirds vote of the state legislatures under art. V, Constitution of the United States,                        
10       is different than the procedure established under this section, selection of the delegates                        
11       shall comply with the rule or procedure established by the constitutional convention,                             
12       and the delegates shall comply with AS 15.50.130.                                                                 
13            Sec. 15.50.130. Duties of delegates. (a) Before the date established for                                   
14       convening a convention of the states, the legislature shall, by joint resolution, provide                         
15       instructions to delegates and alternate delegates selected under AS 15.50.120(a) and                              
16       (c) regarding the topics the delegates may consider and vote on at the convention of                              
17       the states.                                                                                                       
18            (b)  Each delegate and alternate delegate appointed under AS 15.50.120(a) and                                
19       (c) shall be sworn as follows:                                                                                    
20                          Oath of Convention Delegate                                                                    
21                 I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will support and defend the                                        
22            Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of                                       
23            Alaska, and that I will faithfully discharge my duties as a delegate                                         
24            appointed by the Alaska State Legislature, follow the instructions and                                       
25            authorization provided in the joint resolution passed by the legislature                                     
26            as provided in AS 15.50.130(a), and faithfully and impartially                                               
27            discharge all of the duties incumbent upon a convention delegate to the                                      
28            best of my ability.                                                                                          
29            (c)  A delegate appointed under AS 15.50.120(a) or (c) who casts or attempts                                 
30       to cast a vote at a convention of the states that is not authorized by the instructions the                       
31       legislature provided by joint resolution under (a) of this section violates the oath under                        
01       (b) of this section, and the delegate's vote shall be considered ultra vires and void. A                          
02       delegate who casts or attempts to cast a vote not authorized under (a) of this section                            
03       shall be immediately removed as a delegate and replaced by an alternate delegate as                               
04       provided under AS 15.50.120(c).