The Assembly has voted:
The Legal Questions motion should “go down under the barrier act.” carries
The counter motion by Mr. Kennedy should “go down under the barrier act” carries
(both votes taken by standing, first sounded close)
Final arguments by the makers of the motions
The maker of the counter motion thanked the assembly for the tone and integrity of the debate.
The maker of the main motion said she has taken the moderator’s advice from yesterday and invited Mr. Kennedy who made the counter motion out to lunch.
The votes will be taken electronically to help guide presbyteries in their deliberations.
Voting by standing, the moderator declared the main motion prevailed but was challanged. The assembly is now voting electronically. (If you are not familiar with their system they have to go to a voting station, insert an ID card, and then vote.) The committee’s motion prevails by a vote of 322 to 314.
Now, it is a vote on the surviving motion: The motion passes by 372 to 240.