ARTICLE VIII
The Election of a Bishop
Sec. 1. Election by Convention. The election of a Bishop, Bishop Coadjutor, or a Suffragan Bishop for this Diocese shall be made in the Annual Convention, or in a special Convention call for the purpose.
Sec. 2. Voting by Orders. The election of a Bishop, Bishop Coadjutor, or a Suffragan Bishop shall be made in the Convention by a concurrent vote of the Clergy and Laity, the two Orders voting by ballot separately. When all the votes of both Orders shall have been deposited, the tellers of the Clerical and Lay vote, respectively, shall proceed to count the votes, and if among those voted for, one shall be found to have received, in each Order, a majority of the votes of those entitled to vote, he or she shall be duly elected.
Sec. 3. Nomination of a Bishop. The nomination of a Bishop shall be made only in compliance with Canon.
Amended as of 11/85
