<p>some of mine are, but FBLA has one of the dumbest election process at my school (that i know of). the teacher lets students nominate themselves and then the students vote themselves. so now this has become a popularity contest?! two thirds of the people don't ever do anything. this girl left the competition premise last yr at the state comp when she was NOT supposed to and they didn't kick her out, instead, they let her nominate herself as Pres. this is so, UGH! then today, the teacher announced that if anyone leave the events w/o permission, he/she would be kicked out. bump. this is retarded! </p>
<p>Most of our club elections are pretty fare, but popularity has a lot to do with with. Students have to nominate others, get a second, and have the candidate accept. Then the candidates are given some time to think of a nice little speech to say (most people don’t regard this one as specially). Then we either do ballots or vote with the candidates outside of the room.</p>
<p>At my school club elections are not exactly popularity contests, but based on how many people know you. During any random meeting in the beginning of the school year, people have their names on a list for what position they want to run for. Then, by a raise of hands, the winners are chosen. I don’t believe this is fair because then the deserving candidates are not chosen, and the votes are not counted or anything.</p>
<p>What you have to do is make your own club and install yourself as dictator. I’m captain of two clubs this way. As long as you do your job legitimately, then there is no difference and no complaint.</p>
<p>Even if it is is a popularity contest, that doesn’t make it unfair. Presidential elections are a popularity contest as well. Very, very few people actually base their opinions upon fact and reason alone. (although it could be argued that fact and reason alone are not the right facets to base ones decisions upon)</p>
<p>Actually this is how my class elections work. They accept maybe 4 nominations, then everyone votes, right away, cold turkey, no campaigning. So it’s definitely a popularity contest. To get elected you have to show that you’re very smart and personable from elementary school, since the first class elections are in 7th grade. Then after that the same people usually get reelected every year, maybe rotating offices.</p>
<p>i think that the club elections are rarely fair, even when teachers elect the students. The decisions tend to be completely arbritrary most of the time and just based upon how well the teacher seems to like the student but not really who possesses the right credentials to be the leader of that club. More often that not, people with outstanding credentials are turned down in favor of students whom the teacher may know better. It’s really a shame to see this happen since some of my friends really deserve the position. i hate to say it has become a popularity contest, but in most cases it really has. (at least at my school)</p>
<p>I think it’s fair…I mean who else would vote for president of a club besides the actual club? Having an advisor or sponsor CHOOSE the positions is completely ridiculous, 20-100 opinions is way more just than one. Besides having the advisor choose the positions I don’t see any other way. Also of course running is a popularity contest…you have to remember the definition of popular though. Popular is someone who is well known and gets along with the vast majority. People vote for them because they like them. They want a president they like.</p>
<p>^There is a lot of truth in that. It doesn’t make any sense to elect someone based on their projected leadership abilities and the GPA and SAT scores.</p>
<p>fizix, are you referencing Fox News by any chance?</p>
<p>dude nothing is 100% fair. High school is be designed to be a little bit like real life, so it is not supposed to be totally fair.</p>
<p>And those elections things, imp, are 80% popularity contests. For stuff such as ASB elections round 1, 2, 3, they are totally all popularity contests. But in some clubs such as science club or technology club, you can get the presidency positions (even if not many people knows you) by showing your dedication through new and more effective plans for the club.</p>
<p>But of course, they can’t be 100% fair. Many people still vote for their friends and stuff. I think the club thingie in the high school system is mostly made in oder for you to learn how to gain popularity though.</p>
<p>depends on the group of kids in the club. If the club has members who are serious about picking the best leader, then yeah, the elections are fair. If the kids are just there to hang out, then no.</p>