Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,

That the 80th General Convention amend Joint Rule of Order III.12 to read as follows:

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III: Proposals for Legislative Consideration

12. Each proposal for legislative consideration which includes the language of a proposed addition to or amendment of an existing Constitutional, Canonical, or Rule of Order provision shall be shown as follows:

(1) begin the text of the resolution with the following text in bold, with an extra return before and after this text: 

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(2) Place the text of the final resolution, inclusive of all proposed changes, as it would appear if adopted and concurred. This means that there should be no strikethrough text or italics text in this version of the text.

(3) Then add the following text in bold, with an extra return before and after this text: 

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(4) Insert the text of the resolution showing the exact changes being made by marking any text being removed using a strikethrough and any new text being added using italics. Where practicable, proposers should strikethrough entire words and phrases, while still showing exactly what is being modified. Do not strikethrough a portion of a word. Bold text may not be used in the text of the legislative proposal. 

(5) Each such proposal calling for action shall designate the individual or body for communication and implementation, but if no such designation is included in the resolution as adopted, it shall be referred to the Office of the Secretary of General Convention for communication and implementation.

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III: Proposals for Legislative Consideration

12. Each proposal for legislative consideration which includes the language of a proposed addition to or amendment of an existing Constitutional or Canonical provision shall be drawn, insofar as may reasonably be possible, (1) so as to indicate in Roman type the portion, if any, of the existing Constitutional or Canonical provision proposed to be retained, (2) so as to indicate in italic or underlined type the new language proposed to be inserted or added, and (3) so as to indicate, by Roman type which has been stricken through, manually or otherwise, the language of the existing Constitutional or Canonical provision proposed to be eliminated.Each proposal for legislative consideration which includes the language of a proposed addition to or amendment of an existing Constitutional, Canonical, or Rule of Order provision shall be shown as follows: 

(1) begin the text of the resolution with the following text in bold, with an extra return before and after this text: 

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(2) Place the text of the final resolution, inclusive of all proposed changes, as it would appear if adopted and concurred. This means that there should be no strikethrough text or italics text in this version of the text. 

  (3) Then add the following text in bold, with an extra return before and after this text: 

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<Proposed amended resolution text showing exact changes being made:> 

(4) Insert the text of the resolution showing the exact changes being made by marking any text being removed using a strikethrough and any new text being added using italics. Where practicable, proposers should strikethrough entire words and phrases, while still showing exactly what is being modified. Do not strikethrough a portion of a word. Bold text may not be used in the text of the legislative proposal. 

(5) (1) indicate in Roman type the portion, if any, of any existing provision to be retained; (2) when making one or more changes within a sentence, strike through the entire original sentence and follow that by the new sentence in italics, or (3) when making changes to more than one sentence in a paragraph, strike through the entire original paragraph and follow that by the new paragraph in italics. Further clarification regarding any proposed additions or amendments can be stated on the floor of the House by the Legislative Committee in its report to the House. Each such proposal calling for action shall designate the individual or body for communication and implementation, but if no such designation is included in the resolution as adopted, it shall be referred to the Office of the Secretary of General Convention for communication and implementation.