# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1967_S119 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 119 2.134 Nominations for Other Vice-Presidents - -Nominations for other Vice-Presidents shall be by direct nominating ballot. Each voting delegate shall be entitled to place in nomination as many persons as there are other Vice-Presidents to be elected. 2.135 Candidates for All Other Vice-Presidential Offices a. The persons receiving the greatest number of nomina- tions shall be the candidates in the election for the other Vice-Presidents, the number of candidates to be three times the number of offices to be filled. b. If any person or persons receive as many nominations as equal or exceed seventy-five percent of the delegates making nominations, he or they shall be declared elected. Whenever more _one Vice-President is elected in this manner, the order of their election shall be determined by the number of nominations each received, priority being given in each case to the candidates receiving the greatest number of nominations. No more candidates shall be elected in this manner than there are offices to be filled. 2.136 Election of All Other Vice-Presidents In the election for the Vice-Presidents each voting dele- gate shall be entitled to vote for as many candidates as there are offices to be filled. A candidate whose total vote equals or exceeds a majority of the number of delegates voting shall be declared elected. If more candidates receive a ma- jority than there are offices to be filled, those receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. If not all offices are filled in such voting, the candidate or candi- dates receiving the least number of votes shall be eliminated so that two candidates remain for each office to be filled. Another vote shall then be taken. This procedure shall be followed until all the offices have been filled. 24137 Ranking of Other Vice-Presidents The rank of the Vice-Presidents shall be determined by the order of their election, or if more than one is elected in the same voting, by the number of votes received by each. Action: Adopted. To Amend Appeals Procedure RESOLUTION 5-05 Overture 5-39 (CW, pp. 133—134) The Commission on Constitutional Matters in Over- ture 5-39 recommends that the President of the Synod have an opportunity to mediate cases of appeal from the District Board of Appeals to the synodical Board of Ap- peals and has proposed a new wording for Handbook 5.37. _ Floor Committee 5 concurs in this recommendation; therefore be it ; Resolved, That Handbook 5.37 be amended to read as follows: 5.37 Appeal Cases in the Synod Any party to a proceeding in a District Board of Appeals who is adversely affected by the decision of the District Board may file an appeal with the Synod’s Board of Appeals by submitting a written statement of the reasons for his unwillingness to accept the decision of the District Board of Appeals. A copy of such statement shall be delivered to the President of the Synod by the synodical Board of Appeals. ‘The President may then exercise the prerogative of making an effort to mediate the case before it is heard by the synod- ical Board of Appeals. Upon notice by the President, within 20 days after delivery of his copy, of his intention to attempt mediation, the synodical Board of Appeals shall suspend further action for no more than 90 days to permit such an attempt to be made. Action: Adopted. ‘To Change Procedure for Electing Counselors RESOLUTION 5-06 Overtures 5-40 to 5-42 (CW, p. 134) Wuereas, The election of Circuit Counselors by the District is vital to their position in the District and Cir- cuit; and WHEREAS, It is very difficult for a convention to vote intelligently on men for this office; and WHEREAS, The circuits need the men most qualified and best able to function with the congregations, pastors, and teachers, especially also insofar as rapport is con- cerned; therefore be it Resolved, That Handbook 3.61 b be amended to read: b. Every voting congregation of each circuit shall nom- inate two pastors of voting congregations ofthe circuit as candidates for the office of Circuit Counselor. The nomina- tions shall be made during the election year prior to the convention of the District and shall be submitted to the Nominating Committee of the District. The Nominating Committee shall arrange a slate containing the first choice for Circuit Counselor from each circuit, provided that man is still available, or the second choice of the circuit if he is not. The District President shall fill the: slate where neither man is still available. The convention shall have the right to alter. the slate by amendment. The convention shall then ratify the slate of Circuit Counselors, which ratification shall constitute election. : Action: Adopted as given above. To Change Method of Electing Fiscal Review Commission RESOLUTION 5-07 Overture 5-45 (CW, pp. 135—136) Wuereas, The appointment of the lay representative to the Fiscal Review Commission by the District Board of Directors provides greater opportunity than the pres- ent method to select men with particular qualifications to serve in this position; therefore be it Resolved, That the District lay representative and the alternate to the Fiscal Review Commission be appointed by the Board of Directors of each synodical District, and that Handbook 9.11 be amended to reflect this change. Action: Adopted. To Transfer Christ Lutheran Church, Waverly, Ill., to Central Ilinois District RESOLUTION 5-08 Overtures 5-47 to 5-49 (CW, pp. 136—137) Wuereas, Christ Lutheran Church, Waverly, IIL, has requested transfer from the Southern Illinois District to the Central Illinois District, and both Districts in con- vention have concurred; therefore be it Resolved, That the membership of Christ Lutheran Church, Waverly, Ill., be transferred from the Southern Illinois District to the Central Illinois District of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod. Action: Adopted.