# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S198
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vice-presidents by separate ballots with a simple
majority of voting delegates determining the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth vice-presidents
in line of succession.
Nominations and Elections of Regional Positions—Board of
Directors and Mission Boards
3.12.2.8 The convention shall elect the regional positions for
the Synod’s Board of Directors and Mission Boards
according to the following nominations and elections
process.
(a) Approximately 24 months before a regular
meeting of the Synod in convention, the Secretary of the Synod shall solicit from those agencies
with positions to be filled descriptions of criteria
for qualified candidates to serve in those positions.
(b) With such criteria in view, the Secretary shall
issue the first call for nominations through a publication of the Synod and on the Synod website 18
months before the convention, soliciting names
from the agencies and officers of the Synod and
the congregational and individual members of the
Synod, along with lay persons of the congregations
of the Synod. Nominations may be received from
persons or parties outside the region.
(c) All nominees for a particular regional position
must reside within the boundaries of the region
for which they are nominated.
(d) All incumbents eligible for reelection shall be
considered to be nominees.
(e) The qualifications of each nominee shall be
submitted together with the names on forms made
available on the Synod’s website.
(f) All suggested names and information for consideration by the Committee for Convention
Nominations shall be submitted to the Secretary
of the Synod no later than nine months prior to
the convention of the Synod.
(g) All nominations received shall be forwarded
to the Committee on Convention Nominations,
who shall select candidates according to the process outlined in Bylaw 3.12.3.6.
(h) Amendments to the slate of candidates
developed by the Committee on Convention
Nominations shall follow the process outlined in
Bylaw 3.12.3.7.
(i) Voting delegates to the national convention
shall elect the members of all elective regional
positions following the process outlined in Bylaw
3.12.4.2.
Committee for Convention Nominations
3.12.3.6 The Committee for Convention Nominations shall
select candidates for all elective offices, boards, and
commissions except President, First Vice-President, and elective vice-president positions requiring
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regional nominations (Bylaws 3.12.2.7; 3.3.4.1;
3.8.2.2; 3.8.3.2).
Committee on Elections
3.12.4.2 The President shall determine and announce a period
of time during the convention for the election of the
members of all elective boards and commissions.

3.8.2.2

3.8.3.2

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(e) Except in the elections of the First Vice-President, and regional vice-presidents, and regional
board members when a second or succeeding
ballot is required for a majority, the candidate
receiving the fewest votes and all candidates
receiving less than 15 percent of the votes cast
shall be dropped from the ballot, unless fewer than
two candidates receive 15 percent or more of the
votes cast, in which case the three highest candidates shall constitute the ballot.
The Board for National Mission shall be comprised
of eleven members:
1. Five laypersons and five individual members
of the Synod (one of each from each region of the
Synod) elected in the same manner as are regional
members of the Board of Directors of the Synod
(Bylaws 3.12.1 and 3.12.2.73.12.2.8)
2. The President of the Synod or his representative
In 2016, the laypersons elected from the Great Plains
and East/Southeast regions and the individual members of the Synod elected from the West/Southwest,
Central, and Great Lakes regions shall be elected for
three-year terms.
The Board for International Mission shall be comprised of eleven members:

1. Five laypersons and five individual members
of the Synod (one of each from each region of the
Synod) elected in the same manner as are regional
members of the Board of Directors of the Synod
(see Bylaws 3.12.1 and 3.12.2.73.12.2.8)
2. The President of the Synod or his representative
In 2016, the individual members of the Synod elected
from the Great Plains and East/Southeast regions and
the laypersons elected from the West/Southwest,
Central, and Great Lakes regions shall be elected for
three-year terms.
Action: Adopted (8)
(During discussion, a motion was introduced to amend the resolution by striking the sentence “Nominations may be received
from persons or parties outside the region” from the wording of
proposed Bylaw 3.12.2.8 (b). After discussion, debate was closed on
the amendment, and the amendment failed to be carried [Yes: 435;
No: 540]. After discussion continued, the chair asked the assembly whether it was prepared to vote on the resolution. Hearing no
objection, he called for the vote, and Res. 11-05 was adopted as presented [Yes: 731; No: 208].)
“11. Structure and Administration”