# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2026_S160
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2026 Convention Workbook

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other possibilities, such as reducing the number of confirmed members or congregations (parishes) required
to form an electoral circuit in order to preserve the same geographical units of representation with which we
are familiar, but at a much higher proportional representation. Such an approach would come with a
significant risk of engendering widespread recircuiting. Setting the limits low enough to avoid all exceptions
for current circuits for multiple triennia could dramatically increase the size of the convention and create
circuits that ultimately are lacking in strength for other purposes (selection of a visitor, strength of
ministerium, etc.) This updated whitepaper and its still-useful forebear are hoped to be helpful to the floor
committee and convention in considering not only the floor committee’s proposal but also various
alternatives.

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OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS