Candidates & Campaigns

KYA - Candidates & Campaigns

Any questions concerning candidates and campaigns should be directed towards Emilee McCubbins at emilee@kyymca.org

At the Kentucky Youth Assembly (KYA), an exciting part of the conference experience is student elections. KYA Candidates complete service projects, study and advocate for three chosen platforms, and create campaign materials in preparation to compete at the conference for a position as a Presiding Officer at KYA.

To check the status of your Candidate’s requirements, check the Candidate Database. Things to do prior to coming to your conference:

  • Candidates will be added as they complete their Candidate Declaration Form.
  • Candidates will need to complete their KYA Presiding Officer Candidate Commitment Form that entails all the commitments they have will have if elected as a Presiding Officer.
  • Candidates must also complete one service project with their Student Y Chapter and record their project in MobileServe prior to their conference. Code for the 2024 KYA Candidates MobileServe is 3756C0.

All members of a school's delegation must be Student Y members in order to run a candidate. Students can pay and register themselves as Student Y Members by clicking here to login and registering for Student Y Membership individually, or advisors can collect payment and affiliate each student via the Advisor Portal. Delegations develop their own process to determine who they select as their Candidates.

Candidates do not run for specific positions. All candidates are running for KYA Presiding Officer and should refer to themselves as such.

High School Student YMCAs can have two Presiding Officer Candidates:

  • (1) 11th Grade Commonwealth Candidate
    Positions by Election Results:

    • Governor
    • Speaker of the Commonwealth House
    • President of the Commonwealth Senate
    • Secretary of State
  • (1) 9th Grade Bluegrass Candidate
    Positions by Election Results:

    • Lt. Governor
    • Speaker of the Bluegrass House
    • President of the Bluegrass Senate

Middle School Student YMCAs can have one Presiding Officer Candidate:

  • (1) 7th Grade Candidate
    Positions by Election Results:

    • Governor
    • Lt. Governor
    • Speaker of the Commonwealth House
    • President of the Commonwealth Senate

Each candidate must meet the following requirements before they are allowed to run at assembly:

  • Must be part of a delegation containing only Student YMCA Members.
  • Must be listed on their school’s KYA Registration as a candidate.
  • High School KYA:
    • Commonwealth Candidates: 11th grader who has attended at least 3 assemblies* including 1 KYA.
    • Bluegrass Candidates: 9th grader who has attended at least 2 assemblies* including 1 KYA.
  • Middle School KYA:
    • 7th grader who has attended at least one KYA or KUNA conference
  • Must be in good standing with their Student YMCA Chapter as determined by the advisor, in good standing with the school as determined by the principal and administration, and have at least a “C” GPA (or equivalent).*Assemblies include: KYA, KUNAGFILTCY-Corps, and MYA.

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