# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S224
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PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
1.10 Dispute Resolution of the Synod

2.14 Expulsion of Congregations or Individuals from
Membership in the Synod

1.10.5 … (c) Within 45 days of the conclusion of the
consultation and receipt of any advice or opinions as
described above, the district president shall ….

2.14.3 … (f) Only Within 45 days after all the
requirements of the consultation provided in this
bylaw (Bylaw 2.14.3) have been followed the accuser may ….

1.10.6.1 The administrator shall promptly within 15
days select the reconciler in the manner hereinafter
set forth and then notify the parties ….

2.14.5.3 … the Referral Panel shall carry out these
provisions in the process of making its determination
within 60 days whether or not to initiate formal proceedings.

1.10.7 If the parties to a dispute with the assistance
of the reconciler have been unable to achieve
reconciliation, the complainant shall notify the
Secretary of the Synod with 3015 days after
receiving ….

2.14.6 … the district president in commencing
formal proceedings shall…(c) provide to the
member a written notification that the member has
15 days from the date of receipt of the statement
of the matter ….

1.10.7.2 …Within 3015 days after the appointment
of the panel, the hearing facilitator shall confer
parties to the dispute and the Dispute Resolution
Panel for the purpose of choosing a location ….	

2.14.7.6 Within 15 days after the Hearing Panel
is constituted, the hearing facilitator shall, after
conferring with the panel, the accused, and the
district president who imposed the suspended
status, select a date….

1.10.7.3 The formal hearing before the Dispute
Resolution Panel, conducted by a hearing facilitator,
shall take place within 6045 days after the date of the
final selection of the hearing facilitator location and
date of the formal hearing, unless there is unanimous
consent by the panel members for a short delay
beyond such 6045 days for reasons the panel deems
appropriate.

2.14.7.6 … and location within 45 days after the
Hearing Panel was constituted for the panel to
hear and consider the matter, unless there is
unanimous consent by the panel members for a
short delay beyond such 45 days for reasons the
panel deems appropriate.

1.10.7.4 … (b) Within 6030 days after the hearing,
the panel shall issue a written decision that shall
state the facts determined by the panel …

2.14.7.9 Upon completion of the hearing, the
Hearing Panel shall deliberate and then issue its
written decision within 30 days.

1.10.8 Within 3015 days after receiving the decision
of the Dispute Resolution Panel, any party to the
dispute or the President of the Synod … may
Appeal ….

2.14.8 The decision of the Hearing Panel may be
appealed by the accused … with 15 days after
receiving the decision ….

1.10.8.2 Within 3021 days after receipt, an Appeal
Panel shall be selected in the prescribed manner, and
the Secretary of the Synod shall send the appeal ….	
1.10.8.3 Within 30 days after its formation, the
Appeal Panel shall issue its written decision in
response to the request for reconsideration.	

2.14.8 … (a) Within 3021 days after receipt of an
appeal from the accused or the President of the
Synod, an Appeal Panel shall be selected ….
2.14.8 … (e) Within 30 days after its formation, the
Appeal Panel shall issue its written decision in
response to the request for reconsideration. If the Appeal Panel ….

1.10.8.4 If an appeal is granted, the Secretary of the
Synod, or his representative, shall, within 21 days,
select a Review Panel ….

2.14.9 Within 3021 days after the receipt of the
decision of the Appeal Panel …, a Final Hearing
Panel shall be selected.

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