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Supporters tell Ohio panel Article V rules, delegate controls needed before any convention
Summary
Proponents of House Bill 67 and House Joint Resolution 2 urged the Government Oversight Committee to approve procedures for selecting and disciplining state delegates and to pass an application for an Article V convention limited to fiscal restraints, limits on federal power and term limits.
At a long committee session, multiple witnesses told the House Government Oversight Committee that Ohio should both adopt a process to appoint and control delegates and add its name to a list of states requesting a convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
Dr. Michael Farris, a constitutional attorney and co‑founder of the Convention of States Project, said HB 67 provides “procedures regarding the selection, the instruction, the oversight of commissioners to any Article 5 amending proposing convention.” He told lawmakers the state should have the authority to appoint, instruct and, if necessary, recall delegates and that the process should include penalties for deliberate disobedience of instructions.
Steve Jones, another proponent,…
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