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Who's really in charge at Grand Lodge?

Who has more influence?

  • The Grand Master

    Votes: 8 23.5%

  • Past Grand Masters

    Votes: 12 35.3%

  • Grand Secretary

    Votes: 14 41.2%
  • Total voters
    34
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felix_mason

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Content removed. Ban Hammer dusted off. - blake

COOL AVATAR! :lol: -Bill
 
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Brent Heilman

Brent Heilman

Premium Member
JTM said:
it wasn't that interesting, if you'd like to know, pm me and I'll show you. You'll be massively disappointed though :)
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No need. If you say it wasn't that interesting that's good enough for me. I just know that in the past some have, however, been quite colorful.
 
dfreybur

dfreybur

Premium Member
Blake Bowden said:
Who has more pull at Grand Lodge?
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That depends on if folks get pissed off. If enough brothers get pissed off Grand Lodge is ultimately the vote of the members and the members are the wardens, masters and past masters of the jurisdiction. Contested elections for grand offices do happen on occasion. I've seen it happen once. Even though the brother selected by the grand line was elected it was very clear he started his office without a mandate. The wake up call seems to have worked because he's now doing a very good job as he moves up the grand line.

Most of the time it is a balance among the GM, GSec, PGMs with a fair amount of feedback from the lodges. The Grand Secretary is there at the office all of the time and that equals influence. The GM travels the state going everywhere and that also equals influence. In Texas do the PGMs select who enters the grand line? It's a common method.
 
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streeter

Registered User
dfreybur said:
That depends on if folks get pissed off. If enough brothers get pissed off Grand Lodge is ultimately the vote of the members and the members are the wardens, masters and past masters of the jurisdiction. Contested elections for grand offices do happen on occasion. I've seen it happen once. Even though the brother selected by the grand line was elected it was very clear he started his office without a mandate. The wake up call seems to have worked because he's now doing a very good job as he moves up the grand line.

Most of the time it is a balance among the GM, GSec, PGMs with a fair amount of feedback from the lodges. The Grand Secretary is there at the office all of the time and that equals influence. The GM travels the state going everywhere and that also equals influence. In Texas do the PGMs select who enters the grand line? It's a common method.
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excellent and agreed...
 
Bill Lins

Bill Lins

Moderating Staff
Staff Member
dfreybur said:
In Texas do the PGMs select who enters the grand line?
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No. Any Past Master can make himself "available" for the office of Grand Junior Warden. There are generally 2 or 3 candidates, occasionally more, and the members & representatives vote for whom they prefer. We continue to ballot until one candidate receives a majority of the votes.
 
dfreybur

dfreybur

Premium Member
Bill_Lins77488 said:
No. Any Past Master can make himself "available" for the office of Grand Junior Warden. There are generally 2 or 3 candidates, occasionally more, and the members & representatives vote for whom they prefer. We continue to ballot until one candidate receives a majority of the votes.
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Thanks! That should make Texas less insular than the states where the PGMs form the selection committee for consideration into the grand line.
 
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