A056 Amend Canon IV.5.4 on the Election of Members of the Court of Review
Resolved, the House of ________________ concurring,
That the 81st General Convention amend Canon IV.5.4 to read as follows.
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IV.5.4
d. The Clergy and lay members and alternates on the Court of Review shall be elected by the House of Deputies at a regular meeting of the General Convention.
e. Except for a member filling a vacancy, the term of office of a member of the Court of Review shall begin at the adjournment of the regular meeting of the General Convention at which the member was elected and expire upon the adjournment of the second regular meeting of the General Convention following.
f. Members of the Court of Review shall serve staggered terms of office such that the terms of one-half of the members expire at each regular meeting of the General Convention. The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations shall make its nominations in a manner that supports this staggering of terms.
g. Any member who has served 12 or more consecutive years shall not be eligible for reelection to the Court of Review until the next regular meeting of the General Convention following the one at which the member was not eligible for reelection to the Court of Review. A person’s service as an alternate shall not count against these term limitations.
And renumbering all that follows.
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d. The Clergy and lay members and alternates on the Court of Review shall be elected by the House of Deputies at a regular meeting of the General Convention.
1. e. Except for a member filling a vacancy, the term of office of a member of the Court of Review shall begin at the adjournment of the regular meeting of the General Convention at which the member was elected and expire upon the adjournment of the second regular meeting of the General Convention following.
2. f. Members of the Court of Review shall serve staggered terms of office such that the terms of one-half of the members expire at each regular meeting of the General Convention. The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations shall make its nominations in a manner that supports this staggering of terms.
3. g. Any member who has served 12 or more consecutive years shall not be eligible for reelection to the Court of Review until the next regular meeting of the General Convention following the one at which the member was not eligible for reelection to the Court of Review. A person’s service as an alternate shall not count against these term limitations.
Explanation
In its current form, subsections 1, 2, and 3 apply only to section d. This was not the intention of the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, Constitution, and Canons when it presented this to the 80th General Convention. Rather, these three sections were meant to apply to all of Canon IV.5. By renumbering these as e, f, and g, it now applies broadly to Bishops, Presbyters, Deacons, and Lay members of the Court of Review.