YIG Capitol Candidate Nomination and Platform

Candidate nomination must be completed before the Final Deadline. Nominations will not be accepted after said due date. These offices will be elected at the upcoming Conference and will serve at the following year's conference. Please note that some offices require prior YIG experience.

Please take note that all candidate nominations are subject to approval by both the advisors and YMCA Center for Civic Engagement staff. Previous disciplinary issues may prevent you from running for an officer position. Candidates must fulfill the standards set forth by the YMCA of Middle Tennessee to be eligible to run.

Students must also, by the Friday before the conference, submit their candidate speeches online. If you do not submit your speech by the required deadline, you will be removed from the ballot.

Offices Available for Nomination

  • Governor
  • Red Lieutenant Governor (runner up is Red Speaker Pro-Temp)
  • White Lieutenant Governor(runner up is White Speaker Pro-Temp)
  • Blue Lieutenant Governor(runner up is Blue Speaker Pro-Temp)
  • Red Speaker of the House (runner up is Red Speaker Pro-Temp)
  • White Speaker of the House (runner up is White Speaker Pro-Temp)
  • Blue Speaker of the House (runner up is Blue Speaker Pro-Temp)
  • Red Floor Leader (first place wins preferred chamber, runner up will serve in other chamber)
  • White Floor Leader (first place wins preferred chamber, runner up will serve in other chamber)
  • Blue Floor Leader (first place wins preferred chamber, runner up will serve in other chamber)

    • NOTE: Please use the following format for phone numbers: (123)SPACE456-7890

Please only submit one form. Please provide valid email addresses or you will be unable to complete the registration process (Note: Williamson County School Adresses are not valid).

School:

First Name: A value is required.

Last Name: A value is required.

Student Email: A value is required.Invalid format.

Grade: Please select an item.

Office You are Seeking: Please select an item.

If you are running for Floor Leader, position please note your preferred chamber. If you would only be willing to serve as the House or Senate Floor Leader, please write "ONLY House" or "ONLY Senate": A value is required.

 

Platform (Max 150 words)

Please list your platform issues below:

1. An issue that affects the candidate’s community service interests.

2. An issue that affects the candidate’s local community.

3. An issue that affects the State of Tennessee as a whole A value is required.

You may need to wait up to 1 minute for your form to process, please do not click submit more than once.

Please note, the information contained in this form will be sent for verification to all of the email addresses (parent and student) provided in the form above.

After pressing submit, scroll up to see if you have incorrectly completed any fields (they will be highlighted in red)

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