# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_February 23 2013_S29
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3.12.3.4 The Secretary of the Synod shall handle the preliminary work for the Committee for
Convention Nominations.
(a) He shall begin to solicit names of potential nominees from officers, boards,
commissions, and agencies of the Synod and its districtsthe agencies and officers of the
Synod at least 24 months prior to the convention.
(b) Approximately 24 months before a regular meeting of the Synod in convention, he shall
solicit from the mission boards and the synodwide corporate entity boardsthose agencies
with positions to be filled descriptions of criteria of qualified candidates to serve in those
positionson those boards.
(c) With such criteria in view, the Secretary shall issue the first call for nominations
through a publication of the Synod and on the Synod Web site 18 months before the
convention, soliciting names from the agencies and officers of the Synod and the
congregational and individual members of the Synodmission boards and synodwide
corporate entity boards, as well as congregations, district presidents, district boards of
directors, circuit counselors, and other likely sources.
(d) All incumbents eligible for reelection shall be considered to be nominees for
nomination.
(e) QualificationsThe qualifications of each nominee shall be submitted together with the
names on forms made available on the Synod’s Web site.
(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) The Secretary shall present the names and information gathered to the Committee for
Convention Nominations at its first meeting.
3.12.3.5 The first meeting of the Committee for Convention Nominations shall be at the call of the
Secretary of the Synod at least six months prior to the convention of the Synod.
(a) The Secretary shall not serve as a member of the committee, but he shall convene the
initial meeting of the committee and be available, upon call, for consultation.
(b) The committee shall elect its own chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary and shall
organize its work in whatever way it deems necessary.
(c) The committee shall inform itself as to the duties and requirements of each position to
be filled and thereby be guided in its selection of candidates from the list of nominees
gathered by the nominations processnominees.
(d) In the case of the boards of regents of educational institutions of the Synod, the
committee shall consult with the President of the Synod or the Board of Directors of
Concordia University System and receive their input for the committee’s consideration.
3.12.3.6 The Committee for Convention Nominations shall selectnominate candidates for all elective
offices, boards, and commissions except President, First Vice-President, and vice-presidents
and elective positions requiring regional nominations (Bylaws 3.12.2.5; 3.3.4.1; 3.8.2.2;
3.8.3.2).
(a) At least two candidates and one alternate shall be selectednominated for each position.
(b) The committee shall determine its complete list of candidates and alternates, obtain the
consent of the persons it proposes to select as candidatesnominate, and transmit its final
report at least five months prior to the convention to the Secretary of the Synod, who shall
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