The State Elections Committee will be comprised of the 2025-2026 State Officer team and three business and industry representatives. No other adults may serve on the State Elections Committee. These individuals shall not be current Ag Science Teachers and shall not have any family or close personal relationships with any candidate for State President or other State Elections Committee member.

The State President and First Vice President selection will utilize the following scoring formula:

• Popular Vote of the delegates at the State Convention: 40%

• Committee Process: 60%; composed of a written knowledge exam 15%, stand and deliver 15%, engagement 15%,  and an interview score 15%.

•  All candidates must complete an application and resume to run for state office. These will not be scored. The state election committee will review and used to formulate questions.

Process Procedures:

• Interview: All candidates will participate in an interview process comprised of the state election committee members. Questions will be formulated prior to interviews starting and all candidates will be asked the same questions. Candidate applications and resumes can be reviewed prior to interviews to help formulate questions.  

  • All candidates should be asked the same set of questions during the interview, clarification/follow-up questions are permitted. These questions shall be created by the State Elections Committee.

• Stand & Deliver: All candidates will participate in a Stand & Deliver round. This round will be 30 minutes in length. 20 minutes for candidates to plan, organize, and prepare. 5 minutes to deliver a spoken presentation, and 5 minutes to respond to questions.

• Engagement: All candidates will participate in an Engagement Round. The prompt will be determined in December and shared during the process once all candidates are on site and sequestered. 

• Test: A test will be administered to allow candidates to demonstrate evidence of this desired knowledge set.

  • All State Officer candidates from the Areas will take the written knowledge exam at the same date, time, and location.

  • All candidates will have 90 minutes to complete a written exam with 60 multiple choice questions.

  • The written knowledge exam will be developed by Q-Bank.

  • The exam will consist of questions from the Official FFA Manual, 2025-2026 Leadership Guide, 2025 Ag Issues Briefs, and 2025 Farm Facts, and Gray’s Parliamentary Guide. 

• Application/ Resume: All candidates must complete an application and resume to run for state office. These will not be scored. The state election committee will review and use to formulate questions.