How should leaders be selected?

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"Elections will be held for the positions of president, vice-president, treasurers- and secretaries-in-training, and the Safety Czar, except in cases of only one interested person. The positions of senior treasurers and secretaries will be "carry-over" positions: At the appropriate time (after the season has ended) the treasurers- and secretaries-in-training will step into the vacated senior positions as needed. This is to create a body of leadership which has been trained during the previous season to perform the specific leadership and record-keeping roles required."

Quoted directly from our constitution.

This means that anyone, excluding incoming members, can run for any position. At one meeting after the end of build season, all the nominees give a speech on why they should be elected. We then immediately have everyone write down their votes and reveal the winners within the hour. Mentors are allowed to weigh in, but do not have a vote.

This system has worked really well in the past and makes is so people cannot say "I could do a better job." It makes every student accountable and satisfied with their leadership the next season.