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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 238

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238 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

PRESENT WORDING

Secretary of the Synod at least 6 months prior to the con-
vention.

2.143 Duties of Board for Convention Nominations
(See 2.151 a, first sentence, below)

b. The Board for Convention Nominations shall inform
itself as to the duties and requirements of each position to be
filled and be thereby guided in its selection of nominees.

a. The Board for Convention Nominations shall nominate
candidates for all elective offices, boards, and commissions
except the President and Vice-Presidents.

(See 2.149, first sentence, below)
(See 2.151 a, below)

2.145 District Presidents to Suggest Candidates

At least 6 months prior to the convention each District
President shall compile and submit to the Secretary of the
Synod, for delivery to the Board for Convention Nominations,
a list of pastors, teachers, and laymen whom he regards as
suitable candidates for the various offices, boards, and com-
missions of the Synod, together with a characterization of
each candidate suggested by him.

2.147 Suggestions for Boards of Control and for Board of
Directors of Concordia Publishing House

a. The Board for Convention Nominations shall solicit
from the Board of Directors of each District in which one of
the Synod’s educational institutions is located, as well as
from Boards of Directors of adjacent Districts, the names of
suitable candidates for the school’s Board of Control. The
respective Board of Control and the Board for Higher Educa-
tion shall also be requested to furnish names and qualifica-
tions of prospective candidates for Board of Control member-
ship.

b. The Board for Convention Nominations shall solicit
names of suitable candidates for the Board of Directors of
Concordia Publishing House from the Boards of Directors or
Officers Conferences of all the Districts of the Synod in the
United States.

2.149 Two Candidates for Each Position

Two candidates shall be nominated for each position. In
nominations for board members the candidates shall reside in
reasonable proximity to one another.

2.151 Report of Board for Convention Nominations

a. The Board for Convention Nominations shall meet at
the call of the President of the Synod and name its chairman
and secretary. At least 3 months prior to the convention it
shall determine its complete list of candidates and alternates,
obtain the consent of the persons it proposes to nominate, and
transmit its final report to the Secretary of the Synod in
ample time to provide for its publication in a preconvention
issue of the Lutheran Witness Reporter and also in the offi-
cial convention book of reports and overtures (Convention
Workbook). This report shall contain pertinent information

PROPOSED WORDING

c. The Board for Convention Nominations shall solicit
from the District Presidents, District Boards of Directors,
Circuit Counselors, and other likely sources names of men
who are regarded as suitable candidates for election to the
various offices, boards, and commissions of the Synod. Quali-
fications of each candidate suggested are to be submitted
together with the names.

d. All suggested names and information for consideration
by the Board for Convention Nominations shall be submitted
to the board no later than 6 months prior to the synodical
convention.

2.143 Duties of Board for Convention Nominations

a. The first meeting of the Board for Convention Nomina-
tions shall be at the call of the President of the Synod, at
which meeting the board shall name its chairman and
secretary.

b. No change.

c. Present a becomes c.

d. Two candidates shall be nominated for each position.

e. At least 5 months prior to the convention the board
shall determine its complete list of candidates and alternates,
obtain the consent of the persons it proposes to nominate.
and transmit its final report to the Secretary of the Synod
in ample time to provide for its publication in a preconven-
tion issue of the official publications of the Synod and also
in the official convention book of reports and overtures
(Convention Workbook). This report shall contain pertinent
information concerning each candidate, such as age, occupa-
tion or profession, District affiliation, residence, and specific
experience and qualifications for the office in question.

Eliminate 2.145. See 2.141 ¢ above.

Eliminate 2.147, See 2.141 c above.

See proposed 2.143 d.

2.151 Report of Board for Convention Nominations
See proposed 2.143 a and e.