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• State legislatures authorize and instruct delegates.
• Delegates act as agents of the state legislatures and

must follow their instructions

• State legislatures can revoke delegates’ authority.

FACTS

**MYTH**:

** THERE ARE NO RULES FOR CONVENTION**

• Historical precedent. 40+ interstate conventions.
• Convention can only act on agenda set by 34 state

applications

• One vote per state.
• Majority of states present, and voting required for

adoption of any measure.

FACTS

**MYTH:**

** IT CAN REWRITE OUR CONSTITUTION**

• By the plain text of Article V, a convention can only

“propose amendments” to “this Constitution.”

• Only extremely popular amendments can be

proposed and ratified (38 states to ratify).

• Article V gives no authority to rewrite the Constitution.

FACTS

**MYTH:**

** NULLIFICATION IS THE ANSWER**

• Constitution gives the states no power of

nullification, except through Article V.

• Many federal actions (spending, treaty-making,

enforcement of federal laws against individuals)
can't be stopped through nullification.

FACTS

“One of the painful
realities of our
times is how long a
political lie can
survive, even after
having been
disproved years
ago, or even
generations ago.”

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FOR EVEN MORE INFORMATION VISIT:

1 What is an Article V Convention?

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

AND AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION

An Article V convention is directed by the state legislatures for the purpose of
proposing amendments to the Constitution. It is not a constitutional convention. It
cannot throw out the Constitution because its authority is derived from the Constitution.

The Article V convention’s only power is to propose amendments to our current U.S.
Constitution, which must fit the scope of the state applications and be ratified by law.

LEARN MORE

GO TO
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frequently-asked-questions
Or to COScaucus.org/faqs

Learn about these and other
topics like “Dark Money”,
“Constitutional Convention”
conflation, Fear Language:
“Fundamental Change” “Rewrite
Constitution” “Taking Away
Rights” and more on these topics.

CONSTITUTIONAL

CONVENTION

ACTION

ARTICLE V

CONVENTION

Propose Amendments

Propose New Constitution

Limited to State Passed

Subject Applications

Full Power, Unlimited

Application of 2/3 States

Individual Amendments

New Constitution

Ratified by three-fourths and

binds all states

Only binds States

that Ratify

Unanimous Consent of States

to be Bound,

⅔

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3

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5

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2 An Article V Convention Is Not a

Constitutional Convention

The U.S. Constitution was properly ratified. The States, though imperfect, can
be better trusted to propose amendments than Congress

ConventionOfStates.com/files/can-we-trust-the-constitution

4 Can we trust the U.S. Constitution?

conventionofstates.com/news/watch-antonin-scalia

3 Scalia Against an Article V?

The late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia understood that the foundation of
democracy is an accountable federal government.

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Propose

Power

Requirement

To Call

Scope of Ratification

by the States

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Vote of Ratification

by the States