The United Methodist Church announced Thursday it is investigating potential voting irregularities that could affect a General Conference decision to strengthen its ban on same-sex marriage and gay clergy.
The ineligibility concerns come after a General Conference with especially high security, where extra measures were taken to ensure only delegates or their reserves had access to the voting area, a news release from the church said. Observers of the legislative assembly, held in a former football stadium in St. Louis, only had access to the floor above where delegates convened.
"We take the integrity of the legislative process very seriously, and the breakdown in the process is troubling," Graves said in a CNN article. However, it could have an impact on the vote for Petition 90066, which passed by a two-vote margin, 402-400. Petition 90066 is a disaffiliation legislation that would allow churches, within limitations, to leave the denomination while keeping church property.
Voting integrity is important for the outcome of the vote as well as the fair representation of all churches. Some delegations, like South Congo, had delegates who could not travel because of visa issues, The Times reported. In other cases, to abide by the rules, delegations like North Katanga, also a church district in Congo, voted with fewer than their allotted delegates, according to attendance records.
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