National Executive Council Election Procedures (cont.)
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- Date
- 1974 December 1 - 6
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Archbishop Davis
- Seconder
- Archbishop Watton
- Prologue
- Archbishop Davis reported on behalf of the Drafting Committee on Election Procedures, and moved the following amendment:
- Text of motion
- That this House recommends to the Organization Committee that rotation be ensured in diocesan representation on the National Executive Council by requiring that Dioceses shall be represented by a person of the same order for not more than two consecutive sessions between General Synods." CARRIED
- The Motion, as amended, now reads:
- That this House give general approval to the procedure for electing National Executive Council at General Synod as amended and request the Organization Committee to consider how this procedure may be implemented at the coming General Synod;
- That this House recommend to the Organization Committee that rotation be ensured in diocesan representation on the National Executive Council by requiring that dioceses shall be represented by a person of the same order for no more than two consecutive sessions by General Synod." CARRIED
- Notes
- Note: Amendments relating to the document from the Task Force on Election Procedures "Re: Procedures for Electing NEC at General Synod" should be made in the text of the report as follows:
- - Section I (4) shall read: - "In 1971 the Upper and Lower Houses voted themselves out of existence and General synod became a unicameral House."
- - Number 9 shall read: - "When one person has been selected by a simple majority of the votes cast, his or her name shall be noted on the chart according to diocese and order, and all other nominations of persons residing in that diocese shall be dropped from the list of nominees."
- - Number 14 shall read: - "When a second person has been selected by a simple majority of the votes cast, such a person shall be noted on that chart as before, and all other nominees residing in the same diocese as the one selected shall be dropped from the list of nominees."