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LCMS Constitution
Article IX: Representation
Addresses voting and advisory representation at Synodical meetings.
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Article IX: Representation
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 14.
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Article IX Representation
The synodical meetings are composed of regularly elected and delegated representatives and of certain individual persons, as specified in the Bylaws, to wit:
1. R epresentatives of congregations, entitled to vote . A number of
congregations shall form a group which shall be represented by two voting delegates, one a pastor and one a lay delegate.
2. Advisory representatives of such individual members as are ineligible to represent congregations as voting delegates and ineligible to represent other entities or offices in the Synod as advisory representatives.
3. Advisory representatives of boards, commissions, and educational institutions and such as by virtue of their office are required to attend the Synod.
