Election of Delegates

511 Election of Lay Delegates

1. The bishop shall, as early as possible, announce the number of lay delegates to which each local church is entitled. The number will be based on the official statistics at the end of the first year of the biennium.

2. Each local church shall determine the method it uses for selecting lay delegates, and shall notify the bishop of the lay delegates selected by March 1 prior to the meeting of the US National Conference.

512 Referenda

1. The Executive Leadership Team shall approve the wording of any constitutional referenda to be placed before the membership.

2. The bishop shall, during the month of January prior to the meeting of the US National Conference, provide to each church a copy of any referenda, along with instructions regarding the voting process.

3. Each local church shall vote on referenda items throughout the month of February prior to the meeting of the US National Conference.

4. All adult members of the local church may vote.

5. Members must use a referenda ballot provided by the church in which they hold membership.