How do USCCB presidential elections actually work?

A nerdy guide to USCCB election law.

The U.S. bishops’ conference on Tuesday afternoon will elect a new president and vice president, in an unusually open election lacking the customary presumption that the current vice president will be elected president.

The election breaks from tradition because conference vice-president Allen Vigneron is 74, too old to serve a term as USCCB president. T…