The elections are held through a rigid and formal process involving all students at SJHHS. The week prior to the elections, students running for elected positions hang posters all around campus encouraging their fellow classmates to vote for them. These posters feature unique designs and phrases in order to get class voters on their bandwagon.

 In addition, each candidate records a speech which is aired to the entire school prior to voting.

 In previous years, the last part of the election was the Election Convention. This convention served to allow students, or “delegates,” to evaluate the candidates by listening to them answer questions regarding their leadership experiences and plans for the school under their direction. However, ASB has made some changes to the election process for this year including the discontinuation of the Election Convention because it didn’t seem affect the way the students voted.

 “Candidates running unopposed were asked only one question, whereas the other students were asked two or three,” said Brooke Valderrama, ASB Adviser.

 To win, candidates have to win three points, one coming from the popular vote, and the other two coming from the delegate’s votes from the Election Convention. The popular vote is considered the vote that the general student body submits.

 The elections will be “run offs,” meaning that if there are three or more running candidates for a certain position, the candidate who comes in third place will be eliminated and there will be a second election between the remaining two candidates. The candidate can also win if he or she receives 51% or more of the votes in the first round.

 The elected members of ASB will be looking forward to their leadership camp during the summer.