Amendments to the Rules of Order and Procedure
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- Date
- 2010 June 3-11
- Source
- General Synod Minutes
- Type
- Act 16
- Mover
- Mr. David Jones
- Seconder
- The Rt. Rev. Susan Moxley
- Text of motion
- That this General Synod amend the Rules of Order as follows:
- - 1. deleting section 17(d);
- - 2. amending section 18(b) to read as follows:
- -- b) The three Orders of Bishops, Clergy and Laity shall vote together unless a vote by Orders is required by the Constitution or called for pursuant to the Rules of Order. In order to be passed the motion shall require a majority of the votes cast, and abstentions shall not be counted in determining the majority.
- - 3. amending section 18(d) to read as follows:
- -- d) When voting by Orders, the vote shall be put to all members of General Synod regardless of the result in any order.
- - 4. adding section 20(a.1) to read as follows:
- --a.1) Ex officio and other non-diocesan members of General Synod shall vote with the diocese in which they are normally geographically resident for laity, or canonically resident, for clergy.
- and this resolution shall come into effect upon Second Reading being given to Resolution A019 (Act 13).
- Amendment
- Moved by: The Very Rev. Iain Luke
- Seconded by: Canon Terry Leer
- That Clause 4 be removed from the resolution.
- Motion to table
- Moved by: Mr. James Sweeney [sic i.e. Sweeny]
- That the motion be tabled.
- There being no seconder for the Motion to Table, consideration of the amendment continued.
- Motion to put the question.
- Moved by: The Rt. Rev. Michael Ingham
- Seconded by: The Rt. Rev. James Cowan
- That the question be put. CARRIED
- Vote on the amendment DEFEATED
- Vote on the motion CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS Act 16
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Rules of Order and Procedure
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod - Rules and practice