2016 Wesleyan Discipline:C. General Board of Review Organization and Procedure

C. Organization and Procedure

5425. Organization and procedure for the General Board of Review shall be:

(1) Organization. The General Board of Review shall organize itself and shall elect, from among its own members, a chair, vice-chair, secretary and such other officers as deemed necessary.

(2) Procedure. The General Board of Review shall decide on its own methods and rules of procedure and shall adopt such bylaws as deemed necessary, provided such do not contravene any provisions of The Discipline. All parties shall file their written position statements and arguments and shall present evidence under such rules as the General Board of Review shall adopt from time to time (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5068).

(3) Quorum. Seven members shall constitute a quorum. A decision of the General Board of Review against the constitutionality of an act by the General Conference shall require a two-thirds majority vote of all members of the Board, and on all other matters a majority vote of all members of the Board shall be sufficient.

5430. Records. The General Board of Review shall keep complete and accurate records of all proceedings, testimonies, evidence, documents and findings, certified copies of which shall be forwarded promptly upon the conclusion of the matter to the Executive Director of Communication and Administration. 5435. Notification. After each session of the General Board of Review, an official summary of the Board’s decisions on points of Church law or interpretations of The Discipline, as prepared by the secretary and attested to by the chair, shall be reported to the General Board.