# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S110
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3.31 Election of President and Vice-Presidents

Each District may adopt regulations for the nomi-
nation and election of its President, the nomination,
election, and ranking of its Vice-Presidents, and the
succession in case of vacancies. Nominating com-
mittees may not be employed in the election of
President and Vice-Presidents.

3.37 Prohibition of Conflict of Interest

a. No officer, director, board or commission mem-
ber of the District shall use his position or the
knowledge acquired from his service in such a manner
that a conflict between his personal or business
interest and the general welfare of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod and his District arises.

3.39 Election and Time of Service of District
Officers

a. The District President and Vice-Presidents shall
be elected in the year following the regular election of
the officers of the Synod.

b. All other officers and boards may be elected in
any District convention for the time of service fixed
by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod.

3.61 Election and Official Visits

a. Every District of the Synod shall create a
sufficient number of circuits and elect a Circuit
Counselor for each circuit from among the pastors of
voting congregations thereof, to make possible official
visits to each congregation once in 3 years and at any
time when the Circuit Counselor deems it necessary.

1.51 Voting Delegates

Voting delegates shall consist of one pastor and
one layman from each electoral circuit. An electoral
circuit shall consist either of one or of two adjacent
visitation circuits, as shall be determined by each
District, on the basis of the following requirements:
each pair of delegates shall represent from 7 to 20
member congregations, involving an aggregate com-
municant membership ranging from 1,500 to 10,000.
Exceptions to these requirements and limitations can
be made only by the President of the Synod upon
request of a District Board of Directors. Voting dele-
gates shall serve a 2-year term, beginning with the
convention; after the convention they shall function

staff persons in the pursuit of appropriate synodical
programs.

3.125 Functions

In carrying out their functions at the District level,
staff persons shall be guided generally by the re-
sponsibilities for staff as detailed in Bylaw 2.807.

H. ELECTIONS
3.101 Election of President and Vice-President

Each District may adopt regulations for the nomi-
nation and election of its President, the nomination,
election, and ranking of its Vice-Presidents, and the
succession in case of yacancies, as long as these
provisions do not conflict with the Bylaws of the
Synod. Nominating committees may not be employed
in the election of the President and Vice-Presidents.

3.103 Majority Vote
(Same as present 3.33)

3.105 Term and Tenure

All terms shall be for three years; a District may
determine what limitation of tenure, if any, it may
desire.

3.107 Holding More than One Office
(Same as present 3.35)

3.109 Prohibiton of Conflict of Interest

a. No officer, director, board or commisison mem-
ber of the District or any agency of the District shall
use his position or the knowledge acquired from his
service in such a manner that a conflict between his
personal or business interests and the interest and
general welfare of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod arises.

b. (Same as present 3.37 b)

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IV. CIRCUIT ORGANIZATION
A. GOVERNING PRINCIPLES
4.01 Structuring of Circuits

Each Circuit shall consist of 7 to 20 member
congregations involving an aggregate communicant
membership from 1,500 to 10,000. Exceptions to these
requirements and limitations can be made only by
the President of the Synod upon request of a District
Board of Directors.