Lay Members:
- You are eligible to vote if you are a lay member from a congregation, or a lay member at large from a district.
Clergy Members:
You are eligible to vote if you are:
- a retired elder or deacon in full connection with the East Ohio Annual Conference.
- a current serving elder or deacon in full connection with the East Ohio Annual Conference.
- a licensed local pastor who has completed a M.Div. or course of study and have served a minimum of two years of consecutive service immediately preceding the election. (If you’ve been serving full or part time since July 2017.)
- a provisional elder or deacon who has completed all your educational requirements.
- an associate member.
You are not eligible to vote if you are:
- a licensed local pastor but you have not finished a M. Div. or course of study, and/or you have not served the minimum of two years of consecutive appointment immediately preceding the election.
- a provisional elder or deacon but you have not yet completed your educational requirements you are not eligible to vote.
- You can help by handing out papers slates, though! Please sign up here.
Thank you for helping East Ohio centrists and progressives move forward together.