# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1920_S49
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‘gynod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1920. 49

“For each Vice-President three candidates shall be nomi-
; shall be those persons who received the largest number
preliminary election. Vice-Presidents are to be elected
F candidates — 6 for two Vice-Presidents, 9 for three, ete.
peolute majority is demanded, names are stricken and
ated until the absolute majority has been obtained.
Vice-Presidents having been elected, another election shall
Boho shall be the first, second, third, etc.,.respectively, and
BS following manner, so that he who has the largest number
3 the First Vice-President, and, eventually, the successor
of President. The smaller number of votes determines
B¢onction as Second, Third, etc., Vice-President. .

M the same way, by an absolute majority, Synod elects a
a nd a treasurer. (Resolution at Detroit, 1920.)

ch District shall at its sessions in the year preceding the
Synod nominate by ballot double the number of candidates
stitution or institutions, including the Publishing House,
; the Secretary of the District shall send the list to the
of Synod; the latter shall compile ‘the names from all
and transmit them as soon as possible to the appointed
n Elections, which shall present them to Synod for the
confirmation or change for the ballot.

d a District omit to nominate candidates, or should the
Ha not be able to serve, the representatives of said District
' Synod shal] meet and nominate candidates.

order to fill the offices of the Board of Control (Board of
and the General Mission Board, should such board be
Synod shall by ballot elect at its first session a nominating
se consisting of eleven members, four pastors, four - laymen,
Be teachers. The Nominating Committee shall be elected
Blowing way. Each voter shall write on his ballot the name
Mstor, one layman, and one teacher, and the four or three
ively who have the largest number ‘of votes shall be
pthe Nomination Committee thus elected shall then present
edouble the number of candidates for confirmation or change.
the same manner the Nominating Committee shall fill all
ining offices upon motion. However, where the members.
Rain committee, or board, myst reside at the same place,
ating Committee shall nominate two localities and a single
weandidates for each locality.

hr all elections, candidates shall not be listed in so-called
ean alphabetical order.
pese rules for elections shall go into effect immediately at