Tennessee § 3-18-104 - Duties of alternate delegates — Votes and attempted votes made outside of instructions and established limits void — Forfeiture of delegate's appointment.

§ 3-18-104. Duties of alternate delegates — Votes and attempted votes made outside of instructions and established limits void — Forfeiture of delegate's appointment.

An alternate delegate shall: 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 Replace the alternate delegate's paired delegate if the alternate delegate's paired delegate vacates the office. A vote cast by a delegate or an alternate delegate at an Article V convention that is outside the scope of: The instructions established by a joint resolution adopted under § 3-18-103; or 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. A delegate or alternate delegate who votes or attempts to vote outside the scope of: The instructions established by a joint resolution adopted under § 3-18-103; or 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. 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. Effective Dates. Acts 2014, ch. 979, § 2. May 22, 2014.