What is the best strategy for winning a student government election?
437972
Is it highschool or college.  I was highschool class president once, I would try to appeal to as diverse a group as possible.  Your posters need to grab attention, to make up for lack of creativity, get as many posters, stickers, or whatever out there and get the most exposure.  People are going to vote for their friends in highschool, and I found that most of the academians that were running only had a small group of friends that were all as lame as they were.  I hung out with the stoners, the athletes, the cool kids, and was in all the smart kids classes, that kind of exposure clinched it.
844821
Papacito gave good advice.\n\nThis is a school day!  What are you doing on the net?\n\nJ. Kerry warned you about your fate if you have a poor education.\n\nBut, on the flip side, G. Bush proved that you don't have to be smart...\n\nFor future voting reference: \n\nExamine your values.  Learn about the candidates and issues.  Try to weed out the "media spin".  Vote with your brain.
187989
why are the students planning it and not the administration?\n\noh.  Just keep it simple.  Have the student with highest gpa give a speech, maybe have the class vote on a teacher to give a speech (maybe chose one that is retiring as a special sendoff for them too).  Nothing fancy.  When I graduated from junior high that's all they did.
109741
You want to scare the politicians which is what will need to happen.  You can start this simple plan.\n1) Get nearly 100% of voting age population to vote.\n2) Write letters to the editors of newspapers accross the country.\n3) Write to you elected officials.\n4) Call your elected officials.\n5) E-mail your elected officials.\n6) Remember you can do more on a local level, however if all local levels are taken care of the National Level will take care of itself.\n7) Get involved personally in a campaign or run for public office yourself.\n8) Start to elect a cross section of the population to the Federal Positions and not exclusively millinaires.\n9) Register people to vote and take them to their polling place if need be.\n10) Remember that one vote counts.\n\nNow if you get enough people to do this all accross the country then you will find that yes one person does make a difference.  We have the makings of the best system in the world we just need to have full participation in it.  The squeeky wheel gets the grease.
661638
The treasurer will be in charge of managing the class money. If the class does fundraisers, you will have to make sure that all the money is accounted for and that it is put safely into a safe or the bank, whatever your school does with class funds. When the funds are spent, you will have to account to the class for where the money went and how much is left. This is a very responsible position. You must be good at math and you also must be very trustworthy. Good luck with your campaign!
434778
You need to target big money contributors.  Forget about the small campaign contributions and get the big spenders who will donate the maximum amounts they can.  Go for businesses, PACs, and 527s.\n\nThose should be the main target of fundraising.  You will need to spend time on the individual voters, but do not expect them to fund your race, you will never make it.\n\nAlso, don't expect to win the first time.  And if you are facing an opponent who has a ton more money than you, don't be scared off.  People actually do vote for the person who will do the best job, but you do have to have enough money to inform them about yourself.
8640
The best thing that works is the old stick and carrot routine. \n\nYou encourage them to work harder by offering rewards for jobs well done, and punish them for poor performance - up to and including firing. \n\nGet rid of tenure at public schools, and make it so that regardless of how much time you put in, you have to pull your weight or you have to go.
467053
Hello, Baby_Princes\n set your Goals, and then set up to accomplish them. study hard,  use the web  for Free Grant.com for school or college  grants so applyfor them. This web site issues Confirmation Numbers to claim your grants, read up thru this web site and you decide.\nSince your serious to do good in school.\nbe infalable and don't let anything stand in your way.\nthat's a great way to succeed in school and college. good luck !  Listen ~Comprehend ~ Remember ~ \ngive speaches. Join School Activities, and games. Support \nyour school and get involved.  you do your best and more!
958779
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1120632
I COMPLETELY agree.  I've been pretty lucky.  I know exactly how my local government works, and I have participated actively.  If more students were exposed at a younger age to the basic structure of their hometown government, I think there would be more people to make positive changes the right way.
126183
If it is a non-partisan election the City Secretary can give you all the information about filing and running.  Get serious first.  You will need to call in every favor of every person you have ever met to win.  You need them as volunteers for about a year.  Good lunk.
351247
LOOK at the camera and smile.  Don't be stiff.  It's a popularity contest, so you have to act cool.  Tell how much you love the school and "if I am elected, I will listen to what YOU have to say...."  Then say, "you can play the popularity contest if you want, and vote for the popular person, but if you want to actually get something done, vote for me, ciaobella_88.
1126790
I would suggest going to local state offices around the time it is time to run for something (preferably small like alderman or city council) and run.  Get your platform out (try to fit your platform to the values of the town you're running in) and assuming you get voted in then run for a slightly higher office.  \n\nFor example-city council-school superintendent-city legislature-mayor-governor-senator or president\n\nbasically ease your way up the ladder.
251559
Most campuses have a Young Republican or Young Democrat club you can join.  Also, get involved in your college as a President of the Student Body, you usuasally can get pretty involved in not only campus politics but also local politics.  I would also recommend internships over the summer or as a job.
192580
Get involved in local politics be working for a candidtate or issue that interests you.  Get involved with your Political Party on the local level.  Meet as many people as you can and be there and work hard.  You can file and run for office and with a little name recognition you will be surprised how many votes you get.  Do not just run for any open office that comes up as you do not want to get the name as someone who is a loser, but run often enough to gain more name recognition.  This is a good way to become known and possibly get a staff position with someone on the State or Federal level.\n\nEducation in Political Science or Law help when you want to go for a higher office or staff position.  Just get your name out there as a worker and you can go a long way.
278587
Get a bunch of honest people in every state to run for office and actually win. Another more realistic approach would be putting term limits on senator. This would deter cronyism with corporations because usually when one first enters office they are honest and idealistic but after a while they forget why they are there and who they really answer too. However I don't think many senators would willingly vote to put a limit on there term.
297201
Joining groups, student council, etc. are all good ideas, but to really make a difference, be your own person, stand up for your beliefs, let no person find you to be dishonest, disloyal or disobedient. Don't give in to peer pressure, let others look to you to be the example and be it.  Do well in your studies and if you are unable to get A's, do the best you can in all you do and let nobody be able to say you are a slacker.  In other words, be the best'you' that you possibly can! Good luck! Great goal!