LIVE REPORT ON ALABAMA
ELECTION CONVENTION
This is a simultaneous report on the proceedings of the convention for the election of the XII bishop of the Diocese of Alabama as carried on the digital live-stream of the meeting. Entries will appear below as significant events occur in the session. The estimated time range is four hours.
The report will begin today, 18 January, at 1:00 p.m., CST.
Find the bulletin/order of worship/program of today's convention here .
12:58 p.m.---Live stream is on. Poor quality. Feed breaking up. Picture out of focus. Facebook has best quality.
1:15---Bp Sloan starts homily.
1:24---homily ends.
1:34---Bp Sloan called into order the session.
76 parishes.
140 clerical delegates.
236 lay delegates.
1:55---clerical and lay orders move to appropriate places to begin the voting.
2:05---pages collecting ballots. Voting is by paper ballots.
In order to win election, a candidate must have at least 72 votes in clerical order and 119 in lay order on same ballot.
2:39---no winner on first ballot.
2:49 FIRST BALLOT:
Curry 60-clergy 109-laity
Garner 23-clergy 28-laity
Liles 39-clergy 67-laity
Raulerson 19-clergy 47-laity
Apparently no candidate dropped out.
Interesting to note the two women candidates won well more than half the votes.
Going to second ballot.
Appears as if Alabama is set to elect its first female bishop.
ELECTION
CURRY WINS!!!!
Vote on Second Ballot:
Curry 77-clergy 127-laity
Garner 14-clergy 17-laity
Liles 42-clergy 63-laity
Raulerson 8-clergy 43-laity
FIRST FEMALE BISHOP OF ALABAMA !!!
HISTORIC MOMENT
I Will return shortly with commentary.
3:30---Curry accepted the call of the election.
Service continues.
3:46---hymn "I want to walk as a child of the light"
Proceeding to Communion.
4:14---Processional hymn "Lift high the cross"
Find the bulletin/order of worship/program of today's convention here .
12:58 p.m.---Live stream is on. Poor quality. Feed breaking up. Picture out of focus. Facebook has best quality.
1:15---Bp Sloan starts homily.
1:24---homily ends.
1:34---Bp Sloan called into order the session.
76 parishes.
140 clerical delegates.
236 lay delegates.
1:55---clerical and lay orders move to appropriate places to begin the voting.
2:05---pages collecting ballots. Voting is by paper ballots.
In order to win election, a candidate must have at least 72 votes in clerical order and 119 in lay order on same ballot.
2:39---no winner on first ballot.
2:49 FIRST BALLOT:
Curry 60-clergy 109-laity
Garner 23-clergy 28-laity
Liles 39-clergy 67-laity
Raulerson 19-clergy 47-laity
Apparently no candidate dropped out.
Interesting to note the two women candidates won well more than half the votes.
Going to second ballot.
Appears as if Alabama is set to elect its first female bishop.
ELECTION
CURRY WINS!!!!
Vote on Second Ballot:
Curry 77-clergy 127-laity
Garner 14-clergy 17-laity
Liles 42-clergy 63-laity
Raulerson 8-clergy 43-laity
FIRST FEMALE BISHOP OF ALABAMA !!!
HISTORIC MOMENT
I Will return shortly with commentary.
3:30---Curry accepted the call of the election.
Service continues.
3:46---hymn "I want to walk as a child of the light"
Proceeding to Communion.
4:14---Processional hymn "Lift high the cross"
