SCHEDULES

C1C2F1SCHEDULE 3 Church Representation Rules

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PART 5House of Laity of the General Synod

Nomination

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1

A candidate for election in a diocese to the House of Laity must be nominated by two persons, each of whom is a diocesan elector in the diocese.

2

The presiding officer in each diocese must ensure that each diocesan elector in the diocese is issued with an invitation to nominate.

3

If a person who is qualified for election but is not a diocesan elector requests a nomination paper, the presiding officer must ensure that the person is issued with a nomination paper.

4

The presiding officer must determine the period within which nominations are to be given to him or her; and the period so determined must be at least 28 days beginning with the day after that on which the invitations to nominate are issued.

5

The presiding officer must ensure that, when an invitation to nominate is issued to a person, the person is also given written notification of when nominations close.