Electing Convention Registration and Agenda

Electing Convention Registration

The Electing Convention is on January 28, 2023. This will be a hybrid gathering at Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey and on Zoom.

The sole purpose of this Convention is to elect the 13th Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey. Following 7:30 a.m. check in and 9:00 a.m. prayers, the opening business of the convention will commence.

Clergy entitled to vote at this Electing Convention must be canonically resident in the Diocese. Lay Persons entitled to vote must have been certified by the rector, vicar, or clerk of the vestry of their congregations as Deputies or as Alternates replacing Deputies who cannot attend. Certifications filed prior to the 2022 Annual Diocesan Convention are still valid until successors are elected.

Attendees must bring their own devices for voting needs—iPads, phones, etc.

Registration for voters (canonically resident clergy, certified deputies, and only alternates replacing deputies) onsite and online will end on January 7, 2023. Non-voting members and guests may join the livestream on YouTube using a link made available closer to the date.

Eligible voters, please register here

If you check off that you are attending online, you will receive another link to register on Zoom to receive a login link.

Voting will continue until an election is declared. If necessary, this process will continue into the evening. If no election occurs, a decision to end the session is made by the President of the Convention, who will announce the necessity to reconvene on Sunday, January 29 at 2:00 p.m.

Ballot results will be posted on onsite screens, on Zoom, on the diocesan website, YouTube, and Facebook after each result.

During breaks, please listen for the organ bells, which will indicate that it is time to reconvene for the announcing of ballot results.

• IMPORTANT—CANONICAL TESTIMONIALS: Once the election has occurred, eligible voters in this election need to complete the Canonical Testimonial online. The link will be shared with you via email and Zoom immediately after the election has occurred.

Parking at the Cathedral is for the handicapped only. On street parking in the area around the Cathedral is limited, so we encourage carpooling.

If you need to make hotel reservations for Friday, January 27, you should investigate the hotels in the area. The Route 1 corridor is closest, along with the Marriott near the Mercer Airport in Trenton.

Lunch is provided but dinner is not. Refreshments are available throughout the day.

REMEMBER:

• Attendees must bring their own devices for voting needs—iPads, phones, etc.
• Eligible voters in this election need to complete the Canonical Testimonial online. The link will be shared with you via email and Zoom immediately after the election has occurred.

AGENDA

Saturday, January 28, 2023

7:30–9:00 a.m. ……………………………………………Onsite check in

9:00–9:45 a.m. ……………………………………………Morning Prayer

10:00 a.m. ………………………………………………….Convention called to order; Nominations

10:30 a.m..…………………………………………………. Voting instructions; Cast first Ballot.

Noon–1:00 p.m.…………………………………………. Noonday Prayers and Lunch

Session will resume after lunch if necessary.

Please visit the diocesan website for more information: www.dioceseofnj.org

Registration questions: Mary Anne Clisham at mclisham@dioceseofnj.org or 609 394-5281 ext. 110

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ElectingConventionJan2023

Certification Form here