To view this on the COS website, click here [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/cos-fact-sheet-1|cos-fact-sheet-1]]

To download the pdf file from the COS website, click here [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/cos-fact-sheet-1/download|Convention_of_States_Fact_Sheet.pdf]]


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====== COS Fact Sheet ======


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| \\ \\ \\ \\ {{:public:cb_mirror:files_7998_pdfto001.png?nolink&918x1188|}}\\ \\  \\ \\ ** **\\ \\ ** **\\ \\ **FACT SHEET** \\ \\ **Convention of States Project Overview** \\ \\  \\ \\ Calling a Convention of States is a constitutional right granted to U.S. citizens under Article V of the U.S. \\ \\ Constitution. It is one of two primary ways provided to amend the Constitution. Rather than giving the \\ \\ national legislature sole authority to propose amendments,[[https://wiki.conventionofstates.com/doku.php?id=historicaldocuments:constitution#article_v| ]]\\ \\ [[https://wiki.conventionofstates.com/doku.php?id=historicaldocuments:constitution#article_v|Article V hands power to the people]]\\ \\ [[https://wiki.conventionofstates.com/doku.php?id=historicaldocuments:constitution#article_v|.]] It affords \\ \\ them the option to work through their state legislatures to request Congress call an amendments \\ \\ convention. \\ \\  \\ \\ The Convention of States (COS) Project was launched in December 2013 by Mark Meckler, co-founder of \\ \\ the Tea Party Patriots and president o[[https://selfgovern.com/|f ]]\\ \\ [[https://selfgovern.com/|Citizens for Self-Governance]]\\ \\ [[https://selfgovern.com/|,]] and Michael Farris, founder of the \\ \\ Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College. The COS Project’s mission is clear – \\ \\ calling an Article V Convention of States to address three pressing concerns: \\ \\  \\ \\ •\\ \\  \\ \\ Curbing the federal debt \\ \\ •\\ \\  \\ \\ Limiting federal government power and jurisdiction \\ \\ •\\ \\  \\ \\ Imposing term limits on the judiciary, federal bureaucrats and elected officials \\ \\  \\ \\ The Convention of States Project is a nationwide non-partisan grassroots movement that currently \\ \\ boasts nearly 4 million supporters. To date, the Convention of States Resolution – the first phase of the \\ \\ Article V process – has been passed in 14 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, \\ \\ Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. Passage in 34 state \\ \\ legislatures is needed for Congress to call an amendments convention. More detailed information on \\ \\ [[https://wiki.conventionofstates.com/doku.php?id=documents:answers:liberal-articlev-disinfo&s%5b%5d=resolution&s%5b%5d=process|the resolution process]]\\ \\ [[https://wiki.conventionofstates.com/doku.php?id=documents:answers:liberal-articlev-disinfo&s%5b%5d=resolution&s%5b%5d=process| ]]can be found a[[http://www.conventionofstates.com/|t]]\\ \\ [[http://www.conventionofstates.com/| www.conventionofstates.com]]\\ \\ [[http://www.conventionofstates.com/|.]] \\ \\  \\ \\  \\ \\ **Leadership **\\ \\ Citizens for Self-Governance founder Mark Meckler currently serves as president of Convention of States \\ \\ Action. He is assisted by key advisors, including former U.S. Senator and family physician Dr. Tom \\ \\ Coburn, former U.S. Senator and Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint, Convention of States \\ \\ Action Board Chairman Eric O’Keefe, and Article V constitutional scholar Prof. Robert Natelson.\\ \\  \\ \\  \\ \\ **Timeline** \\ \\ Georgia was the first state to pass the COS Resolution on March 6, 2014. Thirteen other states have \\ \\ followed suit. Active legislation presently exists in seven states, and it is anticipated the COS Project will \\ \\ file legislation in more than 20 additional states this year. \\ \\  \\ \\ **State**\\ \\  \\ \\ **Date Passed**\\ \\  \\ \\ **State**\\ \\  \\ \\ **Date Passed **\\ \\ Georgia  \\ \\ Alaska \\ \\ Florida \\ \\ Alabama \\ \\ Tennessee \\ \\ Indiana \\ \\ Oklahoma \\ \\ March 6, 2014 \\ \\ April 19, 2014 \\ \\ April 21, 2014 \\ \\ May 22, 2015 \\ \\ Feb. 4, 2016 \\ \\ Feb. 29, 2016 \\ \\ April 25, 2016 \\ \\ Louisiana \\ \\ Arizona \\ \\ North Dakota \\ \\ Texas \\ \\ Missouri \\ \\ Arkansas \\ \\ Utah\\ \\ ** **\\ \\ May 25, 2016 \\ \\ March 13, 2017 \\ \\ March 24, 2017 \\ \\ May 4, 2017 \\ \\ May 12, 2017 \\ \\ Feb. 13, 2019 \\ \\ March 5, 2019** **\\ \\ |
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|Created:                 |2019-03-13 18:11 GMT|
|Updated:                 |2020-03-14 03:00 GMT|
|Published:               |2019-03-13 18:11 GMT|
|Converted:               |2025-11-11 12:12 GMT|
|Change Author:           |Gwendolyn Lanzer    |
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