(1) An individual must satisfy the following requirements to be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate to an Article V convention: The individual shall be a resident of Tennessee for at least one (1) full year immediately prior to the appointment;
(2) The individual shall be a registered voter in Tennessee;
(3) The individual shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(4) The individual shall not be registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under chapter 6, part 3 of this title or under 2 U.S.C. § 1603, or rules or regulations adopted under such laws.
(5) An individual may not be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate if the individual holds a federal elected or appointed office. The general assembly shall appoint delegates and alternate delegates so that, as near as practicable, the three (3) grand divisions are equally represented.