Reply #20: It appears that Mark Lawrence lost by one vote to become Bishop [View All]

[kwassa]

though nothing has been confirmed yet. He needed 56 standing committeee votes to get a bare majority, and only had 55 as of late last night. A blow to the conservatives, if this is true.

Nothing has been confirmed yet, however, and I haven't been able to find out any more info.

edited to add this, which I did find:

http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=3133

"The 56 affirmative votes necessary from bishops was received several weeks ago. Early in the afternoon on March 12, the Rev. J. Haden McCormick, president of the South Carolina standing committee, reported having received unofficial positive votes from 55 standing committees, one less than necessary for the consecration to proceed.

In order to count in the affirmative, the consent form must be signed by every standing committee member voting in favor and it must be sent either by U.S. mail or by FAX prior to the deadline. Even though the deadline has passed, it is possible that a few more results may still be en route. Consent forms mailed close to the deadline by one or more of The Episcopal Church’s 10 international dioceses require additional time to be delivered. The results are not official until they have been certified by the Office of the Presiding Bishop."