Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,

That the 80th General Convention amend Joint Rules of Order 17 and 20 to read as follows:

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VII: Joint Standing Committee on Nominations

17. There shall be a Joint Standing Committee on Nominations, which shall submit nominations for the election of:

a. Trustees of The Church Pension Fund, serving as the Joint Committee referred to in Canon I.8.2.

b. Members of the Executive Council under Canon I.4.1.d.

c. The Secretary of the House of Deputies and the Treasurer of the General Convention under Canons I.1.1.j and I.1.7.a.

d. Trustees of the General Theological Seminary.

e. General Board of Examining Chaplains.

f. Disciplinary Board for Bishops.

g. Court of Review.

h. The Joint Nominating Committee for the election of the Presiding Bishop.

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VII: Joint Standing Committee on Nominations

17. There shall be a Joint Standing Committee on Nominations, which shall submit nominations for the election of:

a. Trustees of The Church Pension Fund, serving as the Joint Committee referred to in Canon I.8.2.

b. Members of the Executive Council under Canon I.4.1.d.

c. The Secretary of the House of Deputies and the Treasurer of the General Convention under Canons I.1.1.j and I.1.7.a.

d. Trustees of the General Theological Seminary.

e. General Board of Examining Chaplains.

f. Disciplinary Board for Bishops.

g. Court of Review.

h. The Joint Nominating Committee for the election of the Presiding Bishop.

20. Except for the Secretary of the General Convention, and the Treasurer of the General Convention, and the Court of Review, the said Committee is instructed to nominate a number, equal to at least twice the number of vacancies, which shall be broadly representative of the constituency of this Church; to prepare biographical sketches of all nominees; and to include such nominations and sketches in the Blue Book, or otherwise to circulate them among Bishops and Deputies well in advance of the meeting of the next succeeding General Convention; this procedure, however, not to preclude further nominations from the floor in the appropriate House of the General Convention.