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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2010, Page 187

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ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Resolved, That the first paragraph of Bylaw 3.3.5.1 be amended
to read:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3.3.5.1 The Board of Directors shall consist of 15 voting members.
1. 13 members are elected by the Synod in convention and serve
a maximum of two six-year terms: four ordained ministers, one commissioned minister, and eight laypersons. No more than one of these
member from each category and no more than two members total may
be elected from any one district.
2. The President and Secretary shall be voting members of the board.
3. The First Vice-President and the Vice-President–Finance—Treasurer of the Synod shall be nonvoting members.

and be it further
Resolved, That Bylaw 3.12.4.2 be amended to read:
3.12.4.2 The President shall determine and announce a period of
time during the convention for the election of the members of all elective boards and commissions.
(a) After the election of the President, the First Vice-President, and
the other vice-presidents in that order, and the election by ballot of the
Secretary, and the Vice-President–Finance—Treasurer shall next be
conducted, and the elective members of the Board of Directors of the
Synod, the members of all elective boards and commissions shall be
elected.
(b) The election by ballot of the members of the Board of Directors shall next follow. Each category (ordained, commissioned, and lay)
shall be elected separately, the order of the elections to be rotated to
allow each category to be the first elected at every third convention, as
monitored by the Secretary of the Synod.
(c)The election by ballot of the members of all elective boards and
commissions shall next follow.
(d) A majority of all votes cast shall be required for election to all
elective offices and elective board positions. Candidates receiving a majority on the first ballot shall be declared elected.

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(e) Except in the elections of president and vice-presidents, when
a second or succeeding ballot is required for a majority, the candidate
receiving the fewest votes and all candidates receiving less than 15 percent of the votes cast shall be dropped from the ballot, unless fewer than
two candidates receive 15 percent or more of the votes cast, in which
case the three highest candidates shall constitute the ballot.
(f) The tally of the votes cast for each candidate shall be announced
after each ballot in all elections.

Commission on Structure; St. Peter, Swanville, MN;
Minnesota North District
4-23

To Allocate Investment Earnings Back
to Human Care
Whereas, The Synod consolidates all available cash for investment purposes and does not allocate investment earnings back to the
departments where the funding originated; and
Whereas, Currently all investment earnings are retained for general operations of Synod; and
Whereas, The Board for Human Care Ministries (BHCM) receives
significant funding from donors that in some cases is expended over
a period of years; and
Whereas, The BHCM believes that donors’ gifts should receive
an allocation of their investment earnings until such time as the gifts
are expended for the designated purpose; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod require that investment earnings be allocated back to Board for Human Care Ministries donor-designated
gifts; and be it further
Resolved, That the provision of the previous paragraph apply
specifically to the bequest dollars and disaster relief funds on a pro
rata basis from which the investments originated until the funds are
expended for their designated purpose.
Board for Human Care Ministries

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