VOTING RESULTS - 2005 ELCA Churchwide Assembly

Assembly Voting Results

Voting results of the major issues before the assembly will be posted below as soon as they are available from the assembly floor.

Date	Item	Results
		Pass	Fail
8/11	Planning for Mission: Churchwide Restructuring Proposal Structure Recommendations Passed with Amendments * Vote required simple majority Governance Recommendations Amended *
		810 - 169
		passed
8/10	Renewing Worship Recommendations Vote required simple majority	740 - 252
8/11	Interim Eucharistic Sharing United Methodist Church Recommendations Vote required simple majority	877 - 60
8/12	ELCA Studies on Sexuality : Recommendation #1 Recommendations Vote required simple majority Recommendation #2 Recommendations Passed with Amendments Vote required simple majority Recommendation #3 Recommendations Amended Vote required 2/3 majority
		851 - 127
		670 - 323
			490 - 503
8/11	Arab and Middle Eastern Ministry Strategy Recommendations Vote required simple majority	858 - 6
8/11	African Descent Ministry Strategy Recommendations Vote required simple majority	940 - 5
	Recommitment to Multicultural Ministry Strategies Recommendations	886 - 24
	Strategy for Engagement in Israel and Palestine Recommendation Passed with Amendment	668 - 269
	Budget Recommendations for 2006 and 2007 Recommendation	911 - 26

* Amended recommendations will be released
by the ELCA Office of the Secretary

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