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Originally posted by SigmaJoy
Hi ZChi4Life -
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
We were thinking about implementing an election process very similar to yours. I am glad to know that we were on the right track. Do other organization have other successful methods?
Do the candidates give speeches at the National Convention, or are all the votes decided before the Convention begins solely based on applications?
Are there any restrictions in your organization on who can run for office? (i.e. Age, leadership experience, alumni status, etc)
All advice is welcome. If you have written guidelines about elections that you don't mind posting, that would also be very helpful.
Thanks again!
Joy. 
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Hi again,
Well in my org, only alums are allowed to hold National offices. That's our only real restriction. Previous leadership w/in the sister's home chapter is of course looked upon favorably, but we don't make it a requirement.
We don't have the candidates give speeches per se, more like just a little blurb about why they'd like to hold this office. It's very short...like 2 min max. So basically we use the application (which includes an essay) to vote. Since we are so small, everyone pretty much knows everyone (on a national level)! So as of now, it's not that hard to vote, however, as we get bigger, we'll have to make changes I'm sure.
I would like to hear others as well about this b/c we are in the process of renewing our constitution. So any suggestions would be great for me as well!
Thanks, and hope this helps Joy