Canon XVIII, Section 4. (Continued)

Section 5.

a. A member of the Committee must resign immediately in the following situations:

1. upon permitting his or her name to be submitted for consideration as a candidate for Bishop in this Diocese, whether by nomination or petition; b. If a member of the Committee dies, or resigns for any reason, the alternate for that person’s position shall immediately begin service. Alternates appointed by the Bishop shall serve in the order of their appointment. If an alternate from one of the deaneries begins service on the Committee and then dies or resigns, no additional alternate for that position is provided for in these Canons. a. The duties of the Committee shall end when the meeting of the Convention to Elect a Bishop at which the election for a bishop was held is adjourned. If that election is for any reason invalid, a new Episcopal Election Committee shall be formed by the Convention of the Diocese at its next meeting. b. No member of an Episcopal Election Committee shall be eligible to serve on a subsequent Episcopal Election Committee unless at least five (5) years have passed since the date the previous Convention to Elect a Bishop was convened pursuant to Article XVIII of the Constitution of this Diocese.

2. upon the member’s spouse, parent or child permitting his or her name to be submitted for consideration as a candidate for Bishop in this Diocese, whether by nomination or petition.

Section 6. If the Diocese should be without a Bishop Diocesan, the above provisions shall be followed under the direction of the Ecclesiastical Authority, insofar as applicable, for the nominating process for a Bishop Diocesan.

Section 7.