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6 mar 2014 · Our resolution calls for an Article V Convention of States to make proposals that “limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, impose fiscal restraints, and place term limits on federal officials.” Once two-thirds (34) of the states pass our Resolution, the convention will be called.
Following are the states which have passed the COS Article V Resolution, with links to their actual resolution and related legislation summary. We need 34 states to pass the resolution to call a convention and begin the restoration of our constitutional republic.
Three states, Missouri, Texas, and Wisconsin, had applied for a general convention. Eleven states listed had applied for a convention to prohibit polygamy (Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington), plus South Carolina.
In 2024, we have introduced resolutions in at least 23 states and passed through many more committees. To see which single subject term limits resolutions are currently actively progressing in states, visit our TAKE ACTION page.
Between December 1787 and May 1790 each of the original thirteen states called a convention—or conventions, in the case of North Carolina—to consider the Constitution. The maps below illustrate the final votes for and against the Constitution in each of these state conventions.
A convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also referred to as an Article V Convention, state convention, [1] or amendatory convention is one of two methods authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby amendments to the United States Constitution may be proposed: on the Application of two ...
10 mar 2021 · In 2020 support for the Convention of States in Illinois grew at almost four times the speed of other states. Illinois went from 14 to 52 District Captains in the past year. Rep. Brad Halbrook has filed the COS as a joint resolution in the Illinois House, and it currently has three co-sponsors.
