# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S5
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

The following, in alphabetical order, have agreed to serve as vice-president two through five if elected:
David Adams, Victor Belton, Luther Brunette, David Buegler, Carl Fickenscher II, Daniel Gard, Matthew Harrison,
Paul Maier, Herbert Mueller Jr., Scott Murray, Dean Nadasdy, John Pless, Clint Poppe, Daniel Preus, Jacob Preus,
Lawrence Rast, Wallace Schulz, Harold Senkbeil, Dean Wenthe, John Wohlrabe Jr.

Amendments to the Slates of Candidates
Bylaw 3.12.1.3 provides opportunity for the convention to alter the slates for President, First Vice-President,
and other Vice-Presidents by amendment. A motion, second, and majority vote is necessary. Prior written consent of
such candidates is required and, along with pertinent biographical information, must be submitted immediately to the
Secretary of the Synod by the delegate making the nomination. Forms for this purpose are available upon request from
the Office of the Secretary. After all such amendments have been received and voted on, the convention ratifies the slate
of candidates prior to each election.

Statistical Comparison
As part of the Secretary’s report to the convention, the following provides opportunity to compare nominating ballot
activity with that of prior conventions. Of the 2,045 total ballots received in 2010:

Ballots Recorded
Position

2010

2007

2004

2001

1998

President

2,007

2,075

2,581

3,001

3,343

First Vice-President

1,891

1,957

2,401

2,933

3,190

Other Vice-Presidents

1,561

1,679

2,114

Biographical Information
Brief biographies of the five candidates for President, five candidates for First Vice-President, and twenty candidates
for other Vice-Presidents are provided on the following pages of this report. As required by Bylaw 3.12.1.2, “such pertinent information as age, residence, number of years in the Synod, present position, offices previously held in a district
or the Synod, year of ordination, former pastorates, involvement in community, government, or interchurch affairs, and
any other specific experience and qualification for the office” is provided.
Raymond L. Hartwig, Secretary

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