2016 Wesleyan Discipline: 1528–1534

C. Sessions

1. Regular Sessions

1528. The General Conference shall meet quadrennially, in the spring season at a place, date, and hour determined by the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:330:1; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1655:4). 1530. Whenever an emergency shall require a change in the plans of the General Conference for the time of the next regular session, the General Board may, by a two-thirds vote, declare that such an emergency exists and authorize the necessary changes (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:330:1; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1655:5).

2. Special Sessions

1532. A special session of the General Conference shall be called by the General Superintendent whenever authorized to do so by a two-thirds vote of the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1655:6), or when requested to do so by two-thirds of the established district conferences (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:330:2; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1180:6). The time and place for the special session shall be decided by the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1655:5), or, in the interim of its sessions, by the Executive Board. The time shall always be later than the next session of each district conference (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:330:2).

1534. Any duly called special session of the General Conference shall have full authority to transact any item of business which may be transacted at a regular session.