Duties of Alternate Delegates — Votes and Attempted Votes Made Outside of Instructions and Established Limits Void — Forfeiture of Delegate's Appointment

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5. Duties of Alternate Delegates — Votes and Attempted Votes Made Outside of Instructions and Established Limits Void — Forfeiture of Delegate's Appointment

1. 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.
2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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