Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force
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| purpose = Advocating for a balanced-budget amendment
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The Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force is a conservative Florida-based lobbying organization supporting a balanced-budget amendment to the United States Constitution. {{cite news|title=America might see a new constitutional convention in a few years|url=https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21729735-if-it-did-would-be-dangerous-thing-america-might-see-new-constitutional-convention|accessdate=28 September 2017|publisher=The Economist|date=September 30, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Wines|first1=Michael|title=Inside the Conservative Push for States to Amend the Constitution|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/us/inside-the-conservative-push-for-states-to-amend-the-constitution.html|accessdate=28 September 2017|work=New York Times|date=August 22, 2016}}
The group advocates an Article V convention to include such an amendment.{{cite news|last1=Celock|first1=John|title=Balanced Budget Advocates Seek Article V Constitutional Convention|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/28/article-v-convention_n_2973821.html|accessdate=28 September 2017|publisher=Huffington Post|date=March 28, 2013}} An Article V convention is convened at the request of two-thirds of the states. Twenty-seven have made the request. Thirty-four are needed and then thirty-eight states would be needed for ratification of any proposed amendments.{{r|"npr160204"}}
States requesting a convention
{{main article|List of state applications for an Article V Convention}}
- Alabama{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Alaska{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Arizona{{r|"ar170915"}}
- Arkansas{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Florida{{r|"npr160204"}}
- Georgia{{r|"npr160204"}}
- Indiana{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Iowa{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Kansas{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Louisiana{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Michigan{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Mississippi{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Missouri{{r|"fnp170517"}}
- Nebraska{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- New Hampshire{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- North Carolina
- North Dakota{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Ohio{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Oklahoma{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Pennsylvania{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- South Dakota{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Tennessee{{r|"npr160204"}}
- Texas{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Utah{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- West Virginia{{r|"cbpp170118"}}
- Wisconsin{{cite news|last1=Richmond|first1=Todd|title=Wisconsin Senate OKs Constitutional Convention Call|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2017-11-07/wisconsin-senate-set-to-call-for-constitutional-convention|accessdate=8 November 2017|agency=AP|publisher=US News|date=November 7, 2017}}
- Wyoming
States rejecting a convention
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Maryland{{r|"wp170506"}}
- Nevada{{r|"wp170506"}}
- New Mexico