Sec. 15. No balloting shall be made on the petition of a candidate unless his name shall have been regularly published in the Grand Lodge Circular (G. L. Form Number 12) and its proof of publication has been read in the previous Stated Meeting or earlier Stated Meetings held.

Lodges shall also strictly conform to the prescribed Order of Business and conduct balloting first before the reading of edicts and circulars, including G. L. Form Number 12 (Edict No. 236 MW Gonzales).