# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S244
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244 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 6

2.139 Election of Committee on Nominations

a. At each convention of the Synod 15 persons — seven pastors,
three teachers, and five laymen—shall be elected to serve as
members of the Committee on Nominations for the next conven-
tion, same to be chosen from a list of candidates representative
of the various geographical areas of the Synod, submitted by the
current Committee on Nominations and augmented by additional
candidates, if any, nominated from the floor of the convention.

b. Should a vacancy occur on the Committee on Nominations,
it shall be filled by appointment from the list of nonelected nom-
inees in the order of the highest number of votes received.

2.141 Publication of Committee on Nominations

The names of the members of the Committee on Nominations
shall be published in the Lutheran Witness and Der Lutheraner
eight months before each convention of the Synod, and all members
and congregations of the Synod shall be invited to suggest to the
committee the names of suitable candidates for the various offices,
with reasons for such suggestions. The suggestions and information
shall be transmitted to the committee at least six months prior
to the convention.

2.143 Duties of Committee on Nominations

a. The Committee on Nominations shall nominate candidates
for all elective offices, boards, commissions, and committees, ex-
cept those of the President and Vice-Presidents.

b. The Committee on Nominations shall inform itself as to
the duties and requirements of each position to be filled and be
thereby guided in its selection of nominees.

2.145 District Presidents to Suggest Candidates

At least six months prior to the convention each District
President shall compile... .

2.151 Report of Committee on Nominations

a. The Committee on Nominations shall meet at the call of
the President of the Synod and name its chairman and secretary.
At least three (3) months prior to the convention it shall determine
its complete list of candidates and alternates, obtain the consent
of the persons it proposes to nominate, and transmit its final report
to the Secretary of the Synod, in ample time to provide for its pub-
lication in a preconvention issue of both the Lutheran Witness and
Der Lutheraner and also in the official Synod convention book of
Reports and Memorials. Such report shall include pertinent in-
formation concerning each candidate, such as age, occupation, or