Churches will cease to be voting constituents of the State Conference at such a time as they no longer hold a current Certificate of Fellowship, and individuals will cease to be a voting constituent when, and from the time, an Ordained is withdrawn or when they become Minister’s Credential resident outside of the State. Sessions The State Conference shall be held biennially, at a time and place determined by the State Executive. Notice The State Secretary shall send to all churches of the State Conference, and those credential holders entitled to vote, a notice in writing of the Conference, not later than four months before the commencement of Conference. All remits, which must be in the form of a resolution, shall be in the hands of the State Secretary three months prior to the commencement of conference. Remits may be submitted by the State Executive, churches holding a Certificate of Fellowship, and by ordained ministers. All nominations and remits shall be submitted to churches and ordained ministers six weeks prior to the commencement of conference. Membership The State Conference shall comprise of all churches, located in the state that hold a current Certificate of Fellowship (not a Provisional Certificate of Fellowship) and who are in financial standing, represented by one delegate for every two hundred and fifty (250) adults in regular attendance (18 years and over) or part thereof. Every Ordained or Provisional Minister resident in the state shall be eligible to attend as a voting member. Missionaries holding an Credential, whose Ordained Minister’s Australian residential address is in that state, are entitled to attend and to vote. In the event that the name of a church delegate is not received by the State Secretary fourteen days prior to the commencement of the State Conference, the State Executive may, in its absolute discretion, veto the voting power of such delegate, who shall have no voting rights but may attend as an observer. Special Conference Special State Conferences may be called by the State Executive at its discretion, or at the request of not less than one third of the registered churches in the state. A written notification of the conference shall be distributed to churches with current Certificates of Fellowship (not a Provisional Certificate of Fellowship) and those holding Ordained Minister's Credential, not less than three weeks prior to the commencement of the Special State Conference, which shall consider the matters raised but no other business, except as provided for in Article 10 of these By-Laws.
Churches will cease to be voting constituents of the State Conference at such a time as they no longer hold a current Certificate of Fellowship, and individuals will cease to be a voting constituent when, and from the time, an Ordained Minister’s Credential is withdrawn or when they become resident outside of the State. Sessions The State Conference shall be held biennially, at a time and place determined by the State Executive. Notice The State Secretary shall send to all churches of the State Conference, and those credential holders entitled to vote, a notice in writing of the Conference, not later than four months before the commencement of Conference. All remits, which must be in the form of a resolution, shall be in the hands of the State Secretary three months prior to the commencement of conference. Remits may be submitted by the State Executive, churches holding a Certificate of Fellowship, and by ordained ministers. All nominations and remits shall be submitted to churches and ordained ministers six weeks prior to the commencement of conference. Membership The State Conference shall comprise of all churches, located in the state that hold a current Certificate of Fellowship (not a Provisional Certificate of Fellowship) and who are in financial standing, represented by one delegate for every two hundred and fifty (250) adults in regular attendance (18 years and over) or part thereof. Every Ordained or Provisional Minister resident in the state shall be eligible to attend as a voting member. Missionaries holding an Ordained Minister’s Credential, whose Australian residential address is in that state, are entitled to attend and to vote. In the event that the name of a church delegate is not received by the State Secretary fourteen days prior to the commencement of the State Conference, the State Executive may, in its absolute discretion, veto the voting power of such delegate, who shall have no voting rights but may attend as an observer. Special Conference Special State Conferences may be called by the State Executive at its discretion, or at the request of not less than one third of the registered churches in the state. A written notification of the conference shall be distributed to churches with current Certificates of Fellowship (not a Provisional Certificate of Fellowship) and those holding Ordained Minister's Credential, not less than three weeks prior to the commencement of the Special State Conference, which shall consider the matters raised but no other business, except as provided for in Article 10 of these By-Laws.
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