Petition Text: 20161-GJ-805-D

Understanding Petition Numbers

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Amend ¶ 805:

1.a) Each Annual and Missionary Conference in the United States and Puerto Rico, upon recommendation...to the following general agencies: General Council on Ministries;...

b) Each Annual and Missionary Conference in the United States and Puerto Rico shall nominate...

d)...Names and biographical data of all persons nominated by the Annual and Missionary Conferences in the United States and Puerto Rico but not elected...

2.a) Basic Membership.--Each jurisdiction shall elect one person from each of its Annual and Missionary Conferences episcopal areas to each program board...The episcopal members shall not be counted in the computation of the clergy membership...

b) Episcopal Membership.--The episcopal membership of not less than five nor more than ten members each of the program boards shall be one bishop from each jurisdiction and one Central Conference bishop, nominated by the Council of Bishops and elected by the General Conference (see exception, ¶ 1412.6). At least one of the episcopal members of each general program board shall be a Central Conference bishop.

c) Additional Membership.--(1) United Methodist.--Nine Aadditional members shall be elected by each general program board...It is recommended that such additional membership shall maintain the one-third laymen, one-third laywomen, and one-third clergy balance. Three of the additional members shall be from Central Conferences. In addition, each board shall elect six persons from the Central Conferences, and one alternate for each who may attend if the elected member cannot attend. In the election of the Central Conference members, it is recommended that two be clergy, two be laymen, and two be laywomen.

(2) [Delete]

3.a) Each Jurisdictional Conference...in the United States and Puerto Rico (¶ 805.1) in accordance...as set forth in The Book of Discipline: General Council on Ministries (¶ 1007), General Board of Pension and Health Benefits...

b) [Second sentence] ...in the United States and Puerto Rico but not...

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Petition Text: 20161-GJ-805-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference