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This concurrent resolution establishes comprehensive rules for selecting and managing commissioners to an Article V Convention, which is a special gathering to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The resolution outlines detailed qualifications for commissioners, including citizenship, residency, age, voter registration status, and restrictions on prior federal employment or elected positions. It prescribes a specific selection process where legislative leadership (House and Senate leaders from both parties) each nominate one commissioner and alternate, forming a committee that then selects a fifth commissioner. All commissioners must be commissioned through a concurrent resolution passed by a majority vote in both legislative chambers. The resolution provides mechanisms for instructing commissioners, removing or suspending them, filling vacancies, and establishing their conduct, including taking an oath, receiving compensation, and prohibiting substantial gifts. Commissioners must operate with a quorum of at least three members and require three affirmative votes to take any action, and they are bound by specific instructions from the legislature, with any votes contrary to those instructions being declared void. The resolution also includes provisions for credentialing commissioners, defining their roles, and ensuring transparency and accountability in the convention participation process.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HCR-0002