wfn.org | ABCUSA: General Board Acts to Recommend Number of Representatives

["SCHRAMM, Richard" <Rich.Schramm@abc-usa.org>]

American Baptist News Service (Green Lake, Wis. 11/21/04)--The American
Baptist Churches USA General Board, meeting here in semiannual session, voted
today to recommend to the 2005 Biennial Meeting the number of regionally
nominated and nationally nominated representatives for 2006 and 2007.

The General Board recommendation was "that the number of Regionally Nominated
Representatives is fixed at a number no greater than 81 and no less than 75
in 2006 and no greater than 78 and no less than 75 in 2007; and, that the
number of Nationally Nominated Representatives be fixed at no greater than 27
and no less than 25 for both 2006 and 2007, producing a total General Board
of no more than 120 and no less than 112 in 2006 and no greater than 117 and
no less than 112 in 2007.  (These totals include the standard 12 ex officio
or designated Representatives.)"

K/2004ABNS/04ABN129

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