Electing Community Delegates and Delegate Alternates

Electing Community Delegates and Delegate Alternates

Electing delegates and alternates for your community/area ensures that the voice of your community/area gets heard at the Annual Meeting. This article for community/area leaders, and other involved volunteers, outlines tips for electing the right representative for your community/area.

Delegate Requirements

All delegates must be:

At least 14 years of age by the date the delegate term begins on October 1

A current, registered Girl Scout River Valleys member

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Delegates have a big job—representing the entire community/area! Choosing candidates that will be successful in this role is easy if you look for the following qualities:

Have a passion to make the world a better place for girls

Have ideas to share on how Girl Scouts River Valleys would be more effective in serving girls and volunteers

Want to ensure Girl Scouts River Valleys is serving and being a voice for all the girls and volunteers in our communities

Facilitate the constructive exchange of ideas and viewpoints

Have an interest in engaging in the strategic, long-term goals of Girl Scouts River Valleys on a governance level

Support decisions made at member meetings and report information back to the delegate region constructively and positively

Possess mature judgment, flexibility, and enthusiasm

Practice welcoming and inclusive behavior toward people of all ages, races, religions, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, gender, educational, and economic backgrounds

Follow all Girl Scouts of the USA and Girl ScoutsRiver Valleys policies, standards, and procedures

Speak and act in a manner consistent with the Girl Scout mission, Promise, and Law

Demonstrate effective communication skills

Respect the democratic process

Find Your Number of Allowed Delegates

Check with your community/area for your allowed number of delegates/alternates. Delegates are based on a community's/area's membership numbers from the previous year. Each community/area is allowed one delegate and one alternate per 100 girls.

Delegate Elections

If you would like to have a volunteer in your community/area hold the delegate or alternate role, the community/area must hold an election–even if only to reelect a volunteer from the year prior–and complete the Delegate Submission Form.

Holding an Election in Your Community/Area

How your election takes place is up to your community/area, but you'll want to elect someone from your area who has the qualities of a good candidate.

Complete the Delegate Submission Form

To make the election process official, the elected delegate and alternate must complete the Delegate Submission Form. It's important to complete this form so that our council can maintain an accurate delegate count.

Summary of Resources

Delegate Submission Form - Use this form to let council staff know that your community/area has elected your delegate and delegate alternate.