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House narrows rules for Article V commissioners, adds residency and conduct limits; members split on whether state can bind a convention
Summary
The House approved a bill to revise Indiana's Article V procedures by renaming delegates "commissioners," increasing appointee counts from two to three, clarifying residency and conduct rules and barring commissioners from voting on certain constitutional amendments. The measure passed after extended debate, 69-27.
The Indiana House approved a measure to revise the state's Article V procedures for a potential constitutional convention, changing terminology from "delegate" to "commissioner," increasing the number of appointees, and imposing limits on what commissioners may vote on. The resolution passed on a roll call of 69 to 27.
Representative Geter, the bill's sponsor, said the measure "changes the term delegate to commissioner, has residency requirements for who can be a commissioner, can't have been lobbyists, no crimp, no criminal convictions" and increases the number of appointees from two to three. Geter said the changes…
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