# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S239
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Constitutional Matters 239

be published in the official church-papers of the constituent synods
at least ninety days prior to the convention.

Section 6.—The secretaries of the constituent synods ‘shall
furnish, six weeks prior to the convention, a list of delegates of
the respective synods to the President and the Secretary of the
Synodical Conference as well as to the pastor of the conven-
tion church.

Section 7.— All credentials of the delegates properly attested
by the President and the Secretary of their synod or their District
shall be sent to the Secretary of the Synodical Conference at least
four weeks prior to the convention. A committee on credentials,
to be appointed in advance by the President, shall examine all
credentials as to their validity. The delegates shall be required
to register with this committee immediately upon their arrival;
and on the basis of the committee’s report the President shall
declare the convention organized and ready for the transaction
of business.

Section 8. — The tentative order of business shall be prepared
by the President.

Section 9.—'The convention shall be opened with a divine
service. The sermon shall be preached by the President or by
a substitute appointed by him. The President shall appoint the
preacher for any other service at the convention.

Article 2. Elections.

Section 1.— Elections shall be held at each regular conven-
tion of the Synodical Conference and shall be conducted and super-
vised by a Committee on Elections appointed by the President.

Section 2.— Candidates for the office of President and Sec~
retary shall be nominated by ballot in such manner that the three
candidates for each office receiving the highest number of votes
shall be the nominees for the respective office.

Section 3.—If£ after the first ballot no candidate has received
a majority vote, the name of the candidate receiving the lowest
number of votes shall be eliminated from the list of candidates,
and a new ballot shall be taken. The candidate receiving a
majority of the votes shall be declared elected.

Section 4.-The election of the Vice-Presidents shall take
place after the election of the President. Each of the constituent
synods shall have the privilege of nominating from its midst two
candidates for the Vice-Presidency. If these are approved as can-
didates by the convention, the candidate from each synod receiving
a majority of the votes cast shall be declared elected. However,
the candidates nominated by the synod from which the President
is elected shall be eliminated from the election.