Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force

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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. [2][3]

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Balanced Budget Amendment Inc.
FormationAugust 2010; 14 years ago (2010-08)
Type501(c)(4)
27-1351108[1]
PurposeAdvocating for a balanced-budget amendment
Location
  • Palm City, Florida
Websitebba4usa.org
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The group advocates an Article V convention to include such an amendment.[4] An Article V convention is convened at the request of two-thirds of the states. Twenty-seven have made the request.[2] Thirty-four are needed and then thirty-eight states would be needed for ratification of any proposed amendments.[5]

States requesting a convention

  1. Alabama[6]
  2. Alaska[6]
  3. Arizona[7]
  4. Arkansas[6]
  5. Florida[5]
  6. Georgia[5]
  7. Indiana[6]
  8. Iowa[6]
  9. Kansas[6]
  10. Louisiana[6]
  11. Michigan[6]
  12. Mississippi[6]
  13. Missouri[8]
  14. Nebraska[6]
  15. New Hampshire[6]
  16. North Carolina
  17. North Dakota[6]
  18. Ohio[6]
  19. Oklahoma[6]
  20. Pennsylvania[6]
  21. South Dakota[6]
  22. Tennessee[5]
  23. Texas[6]
  24. Utah[6]
  25. West Virginia[6]
  26. Wisconsin[9]
  27. Wyoming

States rejecting a convention

  1. Colorado
  2. Delaware
  3. Maryland[10]
  4. Nevada[10]
  5. New Mexico

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