Our Elected Official

Before the meeting: 

1. Contact an elected community official and ask if they can attend your den meeting and answer questions about how they were elected.  Make sure that they are willing and able to share about majority and plurality voting and which system was used in their election and what would happen if there were a tie. 
2. Review the Government Types document. 

During the meeting: 

1. Introduce the guest speaker. 
2. Encourage Cub Scouts to raise their hands to ask questions. 
3. If Cub Scouts are having a hard time asking questions, using the Government Types document, consider the following questions:  
   • When did you first get elected? 
   • How often is the election held for your position? 
   • Is there a limit on how long you can be in the position? 
   • Were you elected by a majority or plurality? 
   • How many votes did you receive? 
   • What percentage of people eligible to vote in your election actually voted?  
4. Thank your guest. 

After the meeting: 

1. Send your guest a thank you card.