by Eric | 6 Jun 2023 | 2023, Primary Election, Executive, Recent Posts
Boys State is equally divided into two fictitious political parties. Each party meets to construct a platform from scratch, and candidates will campaign for state and county offices. This process is driven entirely by the students who elect their party leadership and debate the “planks” of their platforms.
by Eric | 5 Jun 2023 | 2023, Executive, Results, Town Elections, Recent Posts
The Results Are In
Sunday night, Cornhusker Boys’ State towns held elections to form their city government. Today the new governments attended “how-to” workshops followed by a mock local government simulation.
by Eric | 11 Jun 2022 | Featured Slider, General Election, 2022, Top Stories, Executive, Featured Stories
Vikram S Menon from Omaha’s Millard North High School was elected as the 80th Governor of American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State. Vikram is a citizen of the Boys’ State town of Gettysburg.
Menon opposed Omaha Central’s Joshua King in the general election. King proudly represented the Boys’ State town of Bataan.
Congratulations to both of these fine young men!
by Eric | 7 Jun 2022 | Primary Election, Top Stories, Executive, 2022, Recent Posts
Primary Election Results 2022
2022 Primary Election Results
by Eric | 5 Jun 2018 | Legislative, Primary Election, Executive, 2018
Cornhusker Boys State is randomly divided into two political parties, Nationalists and Federalists. The two parties start with a blank platform. Party members work to adopt “planks” of the platform at their conventions. Following the party conventions, candidates for various state offices offered remarks and answered questions from thier fellow citizens. The primary election, for everything except Governor, will be held on Tuesday June 5th.
