# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S482
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482 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
And be it further

Resolved, That the election of all officers and boards, except
the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer,
the Board of Directors, and the Committee on Nominations, be
placed into the hands of an Electoral College.

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Wuereas, Such an Electoral College should be a regular
deliberative body, the members of which are well acquainted with
one another and thus can speak freely concerning the candidates
named for election; and

Wuereas, Such an Electoral College should be responsible to
the congregations of Synod for the conduction of such elections
of Synod’s officers, boards and committees; and

Wuereas, There is in Synod at present only one such regular
deliberative body which is directly responsible to the congregations
of Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That the College of Presidents be designated as the
Stated College of Electors; and be it further

Resolved, That the following section be added to the synodical
Handbook:

“When the convention shall have ratified the report of the
Committee on Nominations, the College of District Presidents, as
the Stated College of Electors, shall then vote on the nominations
submitted to them and shall report the results of their elections
to the convention.”

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And be it finally

Resolved, That the elections section as revised appear in the
Synodical Handbook with the following section headings:

2.121 Committee on Elections

2.123 Order of Election of Executive Officers
2.125 Majority and Plurality of Votes

2.127 Primary Election for President

2.129
2.131
2.133

Candidates for President
Ballots for Presidential Election
Election of President

2.135 Primary Election for Vice-Presidents
2.137 Election and Ranking of Vice-Presidents
2.139 Primary Election for Other Officers
2.141 Election of Other Officers

2.143 Election of Committee on Nominations