ARTICLE IV
Election of Bishop

The election of Bishop in this Diocese shall be made in the following manner: after nomination in any Convention, the clergy and lay delegates shall ballot separately, and the required majority in each Order on the same ballot shall be necessary to a choice. If two-thirds of the members of an Order entitled to vote be present at Convention, a majority vote determines the choice of such Order; if less than two-thirds of the members of an Order entitled to vote are present at Convention, the vote of two-thirds of such Order shall be necessary to determine the choice of such Order.

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