(a) 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.(b) 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.(c) 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 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.(d) 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.Acts 2014, ch. 979, § 1.
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