# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_front and back matter_S4
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(c)
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(d) Each Hearing Panel shall be assisted by a nonvoting hearing facilitator selected according
to Bylaw 2.14.2 (kj).
(e)–(g)
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2.14.7.3 Upon receipt of a request for hearing, the Secretary of the Synod shall promptly notify the accused
and the district president who imposed the suspended statussuspending ecclesiastical supervisor
of their respective right to choose one Hearing Panel member and direct that the identity of their
selection be transmitted to the Secretary of the Synod within 15 days from the date of such notice.
If either party declines to make a selection within 15 days, the Secretary of the Synod shall then
make such selection within five days.
2.14.7.4–5
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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 statussuspending
ecclesiastical supervisor, select a date 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.
2.14.7.7–2.14.7.9
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Appeal Panel
2.14.8

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Final Hearing Panel
2.14.9–2.14.9.1

no change

General Regulations
2.14.10–2.14.10.3

no change
2.15 Expulsion of a District President or Officer
from Membership in the Synod

2.15.1

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Definition of Terms
2.15.2 For a definition of terms used in this bylaw, see Bylaw 2.14.2.
Consultation
2.15.3

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Commencing an Action
2.15.4–2.15.4
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2.15.4.1 The President of the Synod shall make his determination whether or not to suspend the member
within 120 days after receipt of a formal written complaint or accusation, unless the majority of
the uninvolved vice-presidents of the Synod concur that there is a need for more time to conclude
an active investigation.
2.15.4.12
no change (renumbered)
Referral Panel
2.15.5 In the determination of whether or not to initiate formal proceedings, the President of the Synod
may form a Referral Panel consisting of three district presidents.
(a) This panel shall be formed by blind draw, shall not include the district president that is a
party to the matter or the district president of an accused officer or the district president of the
accuser.

CCM Minutes (Protocol Supplement) – May 5–6, 2017 – Page 27d