# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_April 13 14 2012_S3
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111. Minnesota North District Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Review (11-2625 [A])
Upon review of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Minnesota North District, the
commission granted its approval to the documents and expressed its appreciation for the excellent
cooperation it received from district personnel working on the documents. Upon action by the district
convention, the commission requests that a clean copy of the amended Articles and Bylaws be provided
to the Office of the Secretary of the Synod (Bylaw 3.3.3.2 [f]).
112. Northwest District Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Review (11-2626 [A])
The commission provided a response to two issues surfaced by the district in a letter dated April 5, 2012:
(1) the commission’s recommendation that the word “primarily” be used when discussing the relationship
of the Synod’s Bylaws to the district, and (2) the recommended inclusion of the phrase “and Synod’s
resolutions” in reference to agreement with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod. The commission
responded to these concerns as follows:
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(1) Synod Bylaw 4.1.1.2 expressly uses the word “primarily” when discussing Bylaws of the
Synod as being “primarily the bylaws of the district.” The district is again advised to make this
change to accurately reflect the Synod’s bylaw in its own bylaw on this subject.
(2) While it is true that districts, creations of the Synod, must regard resolutions of the Synod as
binding, this does not take away the opportunity for a district to register a collective concern to
the Synod.

The commission looks forward to further response from the district prior to its May 11–13 meeting, this
in regard to these and the commission’s other recommendations.
113. Florida-Georgia District Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Review (11-2628 [A])
Upon final review of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Florida-Georgia District, the
commission granted its approval to the documents and expressed its appreciation for the excellent
cooperation it received from the district in working through the documents. Upon action by the district
convention, the commission herewith requests that a clean copy of the amended Articles and Bylaws be
provided to the Office of the Secretary of the Synod (Bylaw 3.3.3.2 [f]).
114. New Jersey District Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Proposed District Convention
Resolutions Review (12-2629[A])
Upon final review of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the New Jersey District, the commission
granted its approval to the documents and expressed its appreciation for the excellent cooperation that it
received from the district in working through the documents. Upon action by the district convention, the
commission requests that a clean copy of the amended Articles and Bylaws be provided to the Office of
the Secretary of the Synod (Bylaw 3.3.3.2 [f]).
Upon review of the overtures to amend district bylaws that are being submitted to the district convention,
the commission gives its approval to all but recommends that the resolution to amend district Bylaw 9.01,
specifically proposed new paragraph b, reference Synod Bylaw 4.1.1.3 (a) and use the Synod’s
terminology in the first line, also changing “nominee” to “nominee(s)” in the second line.

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