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other possibilities, such as reducing the number of confirmed members or congregations (parishes) required 1 
to form an electoral circuit in order to preserve the same geographical units of representation with which we 2 
are familiar, but at a much higher proportional representation. Such an approach would come with a 3 
significant risk of engendering widespread recircuiting. Setting the limits low enough to avoid all exceptions 4 
for current circuits for multiple triennia could dramatically increase the size of the convention and create 5 
circuits that ultimately are lacking in strength for other purposes (selection of a visitor, strength of 6 
ministerium, etc.) This updated whitepaper and its still-useful forebear are hoped to be helpful to the floor 7 
committee and convention in considering not only the floor committee’s proposal but also various 8 
alternatives.  9