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Assigned overtures

9-01

To Amend Bylaws 1.5.3.2–4 and Add Bylaw 4.7.6 regarding Regulations for Committees

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9-02

To Amend Bylaws 1.5.1.2–1.5.2 to Clarify Service Expectations and Handling of Conflicts of Interest

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9-03

To Amend Constitution Article XII 15 as to Call of Special District Conventions

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9-04

To Amend Bylaws regarding Doctrinal Review

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9-05

To Amend Various Bylaws for Purposes of Clarification or Improvement

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9-06

To Amend Bylaw Section 1.5, etc., to Unify in the Bylaws and Revise Corporate Formation Requirements for Instrumental Entities of Corporate Synod and Agencies of the Synod

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9-07

To Focus on Things of God

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9-08

To Amend Bylaws Exclusive to Lutheran Church Extension Fund to Clarify That It May Provide Real Estate Evaluation and Redevelopment Services in Support of Synod Mission and Ministry

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9-09

To Amend the Bylaws to Clarify and Streamline Responsibilities of Appointed Synod Officers

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9-10

To Amend Bylaws to Coordinate Responsibilities of Chief Mission Officer with Other Synod Officers

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9-11

To Amend Bylaws to Enhance Responsibilities of Synod Mission Boards

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9-12

To Restructure Mission Boards

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9-13

To Revisit 2010 Restructuring

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9-14

To Revisit 2010 Restructuring

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9-15

To Amend Bylaw 3.6.4.3 to Increase the Number of Lutheran Church Extension Fund Directors Elected by the Synod in Convention from Three to Four

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9-16

To Amend Bylaws 3.6.1.8 (c) and 3.6.4 (a) to Clarify that Two-Thirds Approval Requirements for Synodwide Corporate Entity and Lutheran Church Extension Fund Governing Document Amendments are Based on Members Actually Present at Meeting

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9-17

To Initiate Proposal to Realign Districts

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9-18

To Reclaim Beneficial Understanding of Our Synodical Union

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9-19

To Amend Constitution and Bylaws to Alter Selection of Voting Delegates to National Convention

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9-20

To Amend Bylaw 3.1.2 (a) to Change Size Requirements for Electoral Circuits

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9-21

To Amend Bylaw Subsection 3.12.2 to Restore Presidential Election to Convention

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9-22

To Amend Bylaw Subsection 3.12.2 to Restore Presidential Election to Convention

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9-23

To Affirm Regional Selection of Board Members

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9-24

To Create Task Force to Develop Overture for Change in Regional Vice-President Selection

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9-25

To Amend Bylaws to Allow Regional Delegates to Select Regional Vice-Presidents

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9-26

To Develop Overture for Change in Regional Vice-President Selection

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9-27

To Appoint Task Force to Improve District Representation on Synod Boards, Boards of Regents, and Commissions

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9-28

To Amend Bylaw 3.2.4.1 to Limit Terms of Office for President, First Vice-President, Regional Vice-Presidents, and Secretary

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9-29

To Amend Bylaw 3.2.4.1 to Establish Term Limits for Elected Synod Officers

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9-30

To Amend Bylaw 3.2.4 to Establish Term Limits for Synod President and Vice-Presidents

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9-31

To Give Commissioned Ministers the Franchise and To Study Equal Lay and Clergy Representation on Boards and Other Bodies

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9-32

To Amend Constitution Article XII 10 a to Provide Option of Appointing Ordained or Commissioned Minister as District Convention Rostered Voting Delegate

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9-33

To Amend Bylaw 3.1.2 to Expand the Number of Circuit Delegates to Synod Conventions and to Include Ministers of Religion— Commissioned

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9-34

To Strengthen Convention Participation of Ministers of Religion—Commissioned

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9-35

To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Role of Commissioned Ministers at Synod Conventions

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9-36

To Amend Bylaws to Eliminate Ability of Circuit Forum to Submit Overtures

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9-37

To Amend Bylaw 3.1.6.2 to Allow Pastoral Circuit Meetings and Teacher Groups to Submit Overtures

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9-38

To Amend the Bylaws to Require Sixty-Percent Affirmative Vote for All Non-Election Matters

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9-39

To Bring Resolutions with Strong District Support to Convention Floor

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9-40

To Create Process for Initiatives and Referenda

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9-41

To Provide Clarity about Amendments to Resolutions

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9-42

To Change to Four-Year Convention Cycle

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9-43

To Amend Const. Art. VIII A 1 to Change to Four-Year Convention Cycle

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9-44

To Amend Bylaw 4.2.2 to Grant Lay Vote to Every Congregation at District Conventions

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9-45

To Permit Majority Voting in Electronic Decisions for Synod Boards and Agencies

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9-46

To Amend Bylaw 3.6.1.8 (c) to Clarify That Two-Thirds Synod Member Approval Requirement for Synodwide Corporate Entity Governing Document Amendments Is Based on Members Actually Present at Meeting

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9-47

To Amend Bylaw 3.6.4.3 to Clarify That All Lutheran Church Extension Fund Voting Directors are Elected and To Add That No More Than Two Such Directors Can Be from the Same District

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9-48

To Affirm and Use Biblical Terminology concerning Ministry

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9-49

To Clarify Multipoint and Multicampus Parish

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9-50

To Adopt Dual Title of Bishop and President for District Presidents

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9-51

To Authorize Title Bishop for Synod President and District Presidents

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9-52

To Declare Commission on Constitutional Matters Unconstitutional and Void All Its Opinions

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Assigned reports

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