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The States being targeted by the promoters of a constitutional convention -- a "Con Con" or "Convention of States" -- for 2017 are:

• Arizona
• Colorado
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Montana
• South Carolina
• South Dakota - COS had three paid lobbyists there in 2016
• Texas
• Utah
• Virginia - Convention of States will lobby the Legislature on January 16 (called "Lee and Jackson Day" there)
• Wisconsin

Passed COS

Only eight states have enacted resolutions for a Convention of States, some using language different from others. Each of these eight states should rescind its call:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Louisiana
• Oklahoma
• Tennessee

Rescission

States that have passed a Convention of States should rescind it. A recent example is the rescission by Delaware of all of its prior resolutions for a Con Con. Here are some efforts at rescission 2017.

These states have rescinded their calls for a Con Con:

• Alabama (1988)
• Florida (1988) — as amended by S0010 (2010)
• Louisiana (1990)
• Idaho (1999)
• Utah (2001)
• North Dakota (2001)
• Arizona (2003)
• Virginia (2004)
• South Carolina (2004)
• Georgia (2004)
• Wyoming — HEJR0003 (2009)
• Oklahoma — SJR 11 (2009)
• Missouri — SCR 10 (2009) - this did not pass
• South Dakota — HB 1135 (2010)
• New Hampshire — HCR28 (2010)
• Tennessee — HJR0030 (2010)
• Delaware — HCR60 (2016)

See also

• good links to Publius Huldah's work
• WOLVES IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING? - Article by Kelleigh Nelson
• "No Con Con" website from California