The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2024-A103 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon III.11.8 [Objections to Election Process] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Canon III.11.8 is hereby amended to read as follows:
III.11.8
a. Within
ten days after the election of a Bishop Diocesan, a Bishop Coadjutor,
or a Bishop Suffragan by a Diocesan Convention, delegates constituting
no less than ten percent of the number of delegates casting votes on the
final ballot may file with the Secretary of the Convention written
objections to the election process, setting forth in detail all alleged
irregularities. Within ten days after receipt thereof, the Secretary of
the Convention shall forward copies of the same to the Bishop Diocesan,
the Chancellor and Standing Committee of the Diocese, and to the
Presiding Bishop, who shall request the Court of Review to investigate
the complaint. At its sole discretion, the Court may use an investigator of its choosing.
The Court of Review may invite response by the Bishop Diocesan, the
Chancellor, the Standing Committee and any other persons within the
Diocese for which the Bishop was elected. The Court may provide for a pastoral response to any affected parties, as it deems appropriate. Within 45 60
days after receipt of the request, the Court of Review shall send a
written report of its findings to the Presiding Bishop, a copy of which
report the Presiding Bishop, within fifteen days, shall cause to be sent
to the Bishop Diocesan, the Chancellor, the Standing Committee and the
Secretary of the Convention of the electing Diocese. The Secretary shall
send a copy of the report to each of the delegates who filed objection
to the election process.
b. The report of the Court of Review shall be sent to the Standing Committees of the several Dioceses, with the Certificate of the Secretary of the electing Convention relating to consent to ordain. Likewise, the Presiding Bishop shall include the report in the communication to the Bishops exercising jurisdiction. The 120 day period for Standing Committees and Bishops to consent to the election begins with these communications.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Louisville, 2024 (New York: General Convention, 2024), pp. 406-407. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Court of Review |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Constitution and Canons |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Constitution and Canons presented its Report #4 on Resolution A103 (Amend Canon III.11.8) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A103)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That Canon III.11.8 is hereby amended to read as follows:
III.11.8
a. Within
ten days after the election of a Bishop Diocesan, a Bishop Coadjutor,
or a Bishop Suffragan by a Diocesan Convention, delegates constituting
no less than ten percent of the number of delegates casting votes on the
final ballot may file with the Secretary of the Convention written
objections to the election process, setting forth in detail all alleged
irregularities. Within ten days after receipt thereof, the Secretary of
the Convention shall forward copies of the same to the Bishop Diocesan,
the Chancellor and Standing Committee of the Diocese, and to the
Presiding Bishop, who shall request the Court of Review to investigate
the complaint. At its sole discretion, the Court may use an investigator of its choosing.
The Court of Review may invite response by the Bishop Diocesan, the
Chancellor, the Standing Committee and any other persons within the
Diocese for which the Bishop was elected. The Court may provide for a pastoral response to any affected parties, as it deems appropriate. Within 45 60
days after receipt of the request, the Court of Review shall send a
written report of its findings to the Presiding Bishop, a copy of which
report the Presiding Bishop, within fifteen days, shall cause to be sent
to the Bishop Diocesan, the Chancellor, the Standing Committee and the
Secretary of the Convention of the electing Diocese. The Secretary shall
send a copy of the report to each of the delegates who filed objection
to the election process.
b. The report of the Court of Review shall be sent to the Standing Committees of the several Dioceses, with the Certificate of the Secretary of the electing Convention relating to consent to ordain. Likewise, the Presiding Bishop shall include the report in the communication to the Bishops exercising jurisdiction. The 120 day period for Standing Committees and Bishops to consent to the election begins with these communications.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #40)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Constitution and Canons presented its Report #36 on HB Message #40 on Resolution A103 (Amend Canon III.11.8) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #202)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, June 26.
| Report Reference: | Court of Review, Reports to the 81st General Convention, 2024. |
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| Abstract: | The 81st General Convention amends Canon III.11.8 to clarify the scope of the Court of Review’s power in investigations and extend the investigation timeline. |