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Guidelines:
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An overture
ordinarily is the request of a presbytery for action by the General
Assembly upon a specific matter.
• No
overture will be considered by the General Assembly until it first has
been presented to a presbytery. If approved by the presbytery, it will
come before the Assembly as the overture of that court. An overture
requested by an individual communicant, a teaching elder, or a session,
but rejected by the presbytery, may be presented to the Assembly,
provided the fact that it was rejected by the presbytery is clearly
stated with the overture.
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Upon receipt the
Stated Clerk shall refer all overtures requesting amendment of the
Book of Church Order
(BCO) or the Rules
of Assembly Operations (RAO) to the Committee on Constitutional Business
for its advice to the Overtures Committee.
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Upon receipt, the
Stated Clerk shall forward all overtures concerning presbytery
boundaries or a new presbytery to the permanent Committee on Mission to
North America.
• Any
overture, other than proposed amendments to the
BCO,
having to do with the nature or responsibilities of a permanent
Committee or Agency shall be referred by the Clerk to the appropriate
permanent Committee or Agency or ad interim committee.
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All other
overtures shall be referred to the Overtures Committee. All overtures
shall be printed in the
Commissioner Handbook
with reference for
consideration indicated. |
