“All delegates will be in the legislature, the Contemporary Issues Forum or Political Compromise.”
- The role of a legislator is to debate and vote on bills that come before the selected committees and the House and Senate. The state office will make assignments to the House and Senate.
- The Contemporary Issues Forum will be a debate based on the Standard Debate model.
- Political Compromise will debate a state or national issue and form an agreed upon policy.
Delegations and Roles
- All 6th-8th grade students who desire to further their knowledge of state government and civic responsibility may attend if in good standing with their school.
- All candidates for leadership roles in the Green or Red Legislature must be in the 7th or 8th grade and have at least one year’s experience at the YIG Lansing conference.
- Candidates for leadership roles in the Blue Legislature must be in the 6th grade or be a first-year seventh grader.
Nomination and Election of Candidates
Each school group or YMCA club participating in Youth in Government may submit one nomination for each position, provided the candidate meets the qualification for the office for which he or she is running. All elections will be done on the first day of the conference.
