LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1967, Page 119

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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 119

2.134 Nominations for Other Vice-Presidents

- -Nominations for other Vice-Presidents shall be by direct
nominating ballot. Each voting delegate shall be entitled to
place in nomination as many persons as there are other
Vice-Presidents to be elected.

2.135 Candidates for All Other Vice-Presidential Offices

a. The persons receiving the greatest number of nomina-
tions shall be the candidates in the election for the other
Vice-Presidents, the number of candidates to be three times
the number of offices to be filled.

b. If any person or persons receive as many nominations
as equal or exceed seventy-five percent of the delegates
making nominations, he or they shall be declared elected.
Whenever more _one Vice-President is elected in this
manner, the order of their election shall be determined by
the number of nominations each received, priority being
given in each case to the candidates receiving the greatest
number of nominations. No more candidates shall be elected
in this manner than there are offices to be filled.

2.136 Election of All Other Vice-Presidents

In the election for the Vice-Presidents each voting dele-
gate shall be entitled to vote for as many candidates as there
are offices to be filled. A candidate whose total vote equals
or exceeds a majority of the number of delegates voting
shall be declared elected. If more candidates receive a ma-
jority than there are offices to be filled, those receiving the
greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. If not
all offices are filled in such voting, the candidate or candi-
dates receiving the least number of votes shall be eliminated
so that two candidates remain for each office to be filled.
Another vote shall then be taken. This procedure shall be
followed until all the offices have been filled.

24137 Ranking of Other Vice-Presidents

The rank of the Vice-Presidents shall be determined by
the order of their election, or if more than one is elected
in the same voting, by the number of votes received by each.

Action: Adopted.

To Amend Appeals Procedure
RESOLUTION 5-05

Overture 5-39 (CW, pp. 133—134)

The Commission on Constitutional Matters in Over-
ture 5-39 recommends that the President of the Synod
have an opportunity to mediate cases of appeal from the
District Board of Appeals to the synodical Board of Ap-
peals and has proposed a new wording for Handbook
5.37.

_ Floor Committee 5 concurs in this recommendation;
therefore be it ;

Resolved, That Handbook 5.37 be amended to read as
follows:

5.37 Appeal Cases in the Synod

Any party to a proceeding in a District Board of Appeals
who is adversely affected by the decision of the District
Board may file an appeal with the Synod’s Board of Appeals
by submitting a written statement of the reasons for his
unwillingness to accept the decision of the District Board of
Appeals. A copy of such statement shall be delivered to the
President of the Synod by the synodical Board of Appeals.
‘The President may then exercise the prerogative of making
an effort to mediate the case before it is heard by the synod-
ical Board of Appeals. Upon notice by the President, within
20 days after delivery of his copy, of his intention to attempt
mediation, the synodical Board of Appeals shall suspend
further action for no more than 90 days to permit such an
attempt to be made.

Action: Adopted.

‘To Change Procedure for Electing Counselors

RESOLUTION 5-06
Overtures 5-40 to 5-42 (CW, p. 134)

Wuereas, The election of Circuit Counselors by the
District is vital to their position in the District and Cir-
cuit; and

WHEREAS, It is very difficult for a convention to vote
intelligently on men for this office; and

WHEREAS, The circuits need the men most qualified
and best able to function with the congregations, pastors,
and teachers, especially also insofar as rapport is con-
cerned; therefore be it

Resolved, That Handbook 3.61 b be amended to read:

b. Every voting congregation of each circuit shall nom-
inate two pastors of voting congregations ofthe circuit as
candidates for the office of Circuit Counselor. The nomina-
tions shall be made during the election year prior to the
convention of the District and shall be submitted to the
Nominating Committee of the District. The Nominating
Committee shall arrange a slate containing the first choice
for Circuit Counselor from each circuit, provided that man
is still available, or the second choice of the circuit if he is
not. The District President shall fill the: slate where neither
man is still available. The convention shall have the right
to alter. the slate by amendment. The convention shall then
ratify the slate of Circuit Counselors, which ratification shall
constitute election. :

Action: Adopted as given above.

To Change Method of Electing Fiscal
Review Commission
RESOLUTION 5-07

Overture 5-45 (CW, pp. 135—136)

Wuereas, The appointment of the lay representative
to the Fiscal Review Commission by the District Board
of Directors provides greater opportunity than the pres-
ent method to select men with particular qualifications
to serve in this position; therefore be it

Resolved, That the District lay representative and the
alternate to the Fiscal Review Commission be appointed
by the Board of Directors of each synodical District, and
that Handbook 9.11 be amended to reflect this change.

Action: Adopted.

To Transfer Christ Lutheran Church,
Waverly, Ill., to Central Ilinois District

RESOLUTION 5-08

Overtures 5-47 to 5-49 (CW, pp. 136—137)

Wuereas, Christ Lutheran Church, Waverly, IIL, has
requested transfer from the Southern Illinois District to
the Central Illinois District, and both Districts in con-
vention have concurred; therefore be it

Resolved, That the membership of Christ Lutheran
Church, Waverly, Ill., be transferred from the Southern
Illinois District to the Central Illinois District of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.

Action: Adopted.