# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S254
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254 Constitutional Maiters

Countries. Appointive Boards and Officers

All other officers, committees, boards, etc., shall be appointed
by the Board of Directors, unless Synod expressly provides

otherwise. Committee on Elections
Prior to the convention of Synod the President shall appoint
a Committee on Elections, which shal] make the necessary pro~

visions for elections and which shall] conduct and Supervise the
elections according to the following regulations,

Nominations of President and Vice-President
The Committee on Nominations shall not nominate candidates
for President or Vice-President, but such nominations shall be
effected by a Primary election by Synod itself.

Order of Election of Executive Officers
The President shall be elected first, and thereafter the Vice-
Presidents Shall be elected.
Candidates for President
The five persons who have received the largest number of
votes in the primary election shall be the candidates for the office

of President. Ballots for Presidential Election

As soon as such five candidates have been elected, ballots shall
be printed, and the final election Shall be held in a later meeting,
under the Supervision of the Committee on Elections,

Majority and Plurality of Votes

President, the Vice~Presidents, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. |

Election of President :

If on the first ballot no candidate receives @ majority vote, the
name of the candidate who received the smallest number of votes
Shall be stricken from the list, and a new ballot shall be taken.
This procedure shall be continued until one candidate has received
a majority of the votes cast,

Primary for Vice-Presidents
As soon as the President has been elected, the primary election
for the nomination of candidates for the office of Vice-Presidents
shall be held.