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Election of Congress
Officers
Rules and Regulations |
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| Eligibility of Candidates |
| 1. |
A member of the current
state 4-H council cannot run for a Congress office and
cannot resign his/her current council position in order
to be eligible to run for a Congress office. |
| 2. |
All candidates must be
approved by the state 4-H office for membership
in the Tennessee 4-H Honor Club by March 27,
2008. |
| 3. |
A candidate must be enrolled
in the 9th or 10th grade on January 1 of the current year. |
| 1. |
All delegates must be
duly registered in order to vote. To register, delegates
will complete a voter registration form and receive
back a voter registration certificate prior to election
day. |
| 2. |
Current Congress officers
are serving as leaders at Congress rather than delegates.
Therefore, they should not register to vote. Likewise,
public speaking, citizenship and leadership contestants,
special acts and others who are not official Congress
delegates should not register to vote. |
| 3. |
Only official voting
delegates are eligible to serve as campaign managers
or to take an active part in campaigning. |
| 1. |
Only
Senators vote for Senators and Representatives vote
for Representatives. Both Senators and Representatives
vote for Governor. |
| 2. |
In the
state election, the winner of each race will be determined
by simple majority. In the case of a tie, delegates
will vote in a run-off election. |
| 3. |
There
will be no absentee voting. |
Voting Reminders
for Delegates |
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You will receive a voter registration
certificate at breakfast on Tuesday. You will not
be allowed to vote without your certificate. |
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You should be on time to vote. The
polls open at 8:00 a.m. They will close when the
morning assembly begins. |
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When you enter the polling area
(the War Memorial lobby), check in at your region's
table. A volunteer will direct you to the correct
machine. |
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You will be using official voting
machines for the elections. If you need assistance
with operating the machine, a volunteer will be
on hand to assist you. |
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You must have your voter registration
certificate punched by a volunteer working the
election. Keep your certificate in case there is
a run-off election. You must shouw your card (with
the hole punched) in order to vote in a run-off
election. |
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For the first ballot, you will have
two votes for each race. For run-offs, you will
vote for one person per race. |
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| 1. |
No campaign
materials of any sort is allowed in the capitol. |
| 2. |
No campaign materials
of any sort on tables at meals. |
| 3. |
No handouts,
banners, or posters are allowed in the capitol or any
assembly area - only that worn on the person is permitted. |
| 4. |
Each candidate
will be allowed one banner. Banners must
not exceed 4 feet by 8 feet. They must be turned in
to 4-H headquarters by 7:30 a.m. on Monday. The hotel
staff will hang all signs. |
| 5. |
There will be no campaign
material within 10 feet of voting tables. |
| 1. |
Candidates
for Governor, Speaker of Senate and Speaker of House
will be presented at breakfast on Monday morning. |
| 2. |
Candidates
for Speaker of Senate and House are given 3 minutes
each at their respective luncheons on Monday. Only the
candidates may speak. Following the speeches, each candidate
will answer a question asked by the Speaker, drawn randomly
from a pool of questions developed by the current Congress
officers in conjunction with the state 4-H staff. |
| 3. |
Candidates
for Governor are given 3 minutes
each at the Monday afternoon assembly. Only the candidates
may speak. Following the speeches, each candidate will
answer a question asked by the Governor, drawn randomly
from a pool of questions developed by the current Congress
officers in conjunction with the state 4-H staff. |
| 4. |
In the
case of a run-off election, candidates for the contested
race(s) will have a chance to give 1-minute
speeches between ballots. |
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