NationStates Jolt Archive

Yesterday, at my union's annual general meeting, I was nominated for, accepted, and elected to an executive officer position. This is the first time I've ever been elected to a serious post.

Anybody else out in NSG world ever held a serious elected post?

Define serious elected post.

Define serious elected post.

A post with real power. NSG parliament is not a real post because it doesn't effect anyone's real life. School board, town council, mayo, etc. are real government posts. Precinct captain, union official, etc. are real non-governmental posts.

While I don't hold office, I hold the rank of Don Valley West's Provincial Delegate. This entitles me to represent my riding at each provincial council meeting for the NDP. I have the power to vote and table a motion at the council. I was elected to this. :)

High school student council, Uni student council and my Works council (representatives of staff that confer directly with the CEO and have several legal rights).

While I don't hold office, I hold the rank of Don Valley West's Provincial Delegate. This entitles me to represent my riding at each provincial council meeting for the NDP. I have the power to vote and table a motion at the council. I was elected to this. :)

Excellent. And Congrats.

High school student council, Uni student council and my Works council (representatives of staff that confer directly with the CEO and have several legal rights).

Works Council? is that similar to union?

Excellent. And Congrats.

Thanks. Little work required compared to being president or vice president or secretary. I get all the fun. :)

I was treasurer of my high school student council. My reign of terror will not soon be forgotten.

Works Council? is that similar to union?

Yes and no. Unions represent whole professions, works councils represent the employees of a company. Within the company, works councils have more legal power - while unions tend to have more muscle.
The two tend to work closely together.

I was elected treasurer in a motor bike club once, does that count?

Nope. I'm more of a behind the scenes kind of guy.

Yes and no. Unions represent whole professions, works councils represent the employees of a company. Within the company, works councils have more legal power - while unions tend to have more muscle.
The two tend to work closely together.

Ah. Different organization systems. Where I am, there aren't work councils.

I was elected treasurer in a motor bike club once, does that count?

Local non-go vernment org? Sure!

No I seem to have an odd blotch on some record that forbids me from taking any form of elected office even year 7 student council.

I've been on some non-profit boards, been the chair twice.

I am the president of the United States of America.

I was unanimously elected to the position of secretary of my university's chess society. 3-0. Oh, yeah. Those three were president, vp, and treasurer. Basically, there were only four of us in the society at the time (just started it).

I am the president of the United States of America.

You seem to dislike your own policies. ;)

I've been on some non-profit boards, been the chair twice.

I laughed :p

I am the president of the United States of America.

I'm Rick James etc etc

I ran for local council in UK, but wasn't elected. Close result,though

You seem to dislike your own policies. ;)

Well I have been illegally Deposed by a tyranny of democracy.

I control the world from the shadows, and allow you to think you "elect" my puppets. Does that count?

I ran for local council in UK, but wasn't elected. Close result,though

Which party and which ward?

Which party and which ward?

A ward in East Devon for the Liberal Democrats.Just beaten by Tories

I shun authority. However there was a brief time in high school.

I control the world from the shadows, and allow you to think you "elect" my puppets. Does that count?


So you were the other one of the other guys at the meeting. It hard to tell with all those masks. I have to work on my secret handshake.

All: Who controls the British crown?
Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!

Karl: Who leaves Atlantis off the maps?
Lenny: Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
Alien: We do! We do!

All: Who holds back the electric car?
Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!

Skinner: Who robs cavefish of their sight?
Homer: Who rigs every Oscar night?
All: We do! We do!

Yup. My kids elected me chief. Of course, I refused to feed them supper until they did.

I am the God of the New World.

http://th01.deviantart.com/fs11/300W/i/2006/187/f/0/Yagami_Raito_by_Hani7.jpg

The Libertarian Party wants me to run for political office.

Yea, can anyone actually see me interacting with people....in a positive manner?

I control the world from the shadows, and allow you to think you "elect" my puppets. Does that count?

No, because I am the one who is controlling you.

I am the God of the New World.

http://api.ning.com/files/DLd70nugUKWFeuzKN9FQToxtfyOsWXDw6qe4wD5LD14mDHJ0nPQu9TlU1chhTpgYxnE*CVYsIIkhIFf32*joSP4nijCdG1NT/deathnote_kira.jpg

presumably not image files though, how very Governmental of you :p

Yea, can anyone actually see me interacting with people....in a positive manner?

on the contrary as a third party candidate your role will basically consist of being bitter and making devious hissing sounds when explaining your parties policies

on the contrary as a third party candidate your role will basically consist of being bitter and making devious hissing sounds when explaining your parties policies

Can I insult people?

Can I insult people?

only on a petty level that forms some sort of middle ground between two views that leaves everyone going home unhappy

see: liberal democrats

presumably not image files though, how very Governmental of you :p

Fixed.

>.>

*Writes "Call to power" on a notebook*

only on a petty level that forms some sort of middle ground between two views that leaves everyone going home unhappy

see: liberal democrats

I am Wilgrove, and I am running for Congress, why, because the rest of you are idiots and wouldn't know how to do this job even if they wrote a "For Dummies" book about it.

:D

Fixed.

I think I liked it before the fresh period blood :p

"oh my what are all these brutish men doing on my estate"

I am Wilgrove, and I am running for Congress, why, because the rest of you are idiots and wouldn't know how to do this job even if they wrote a "For Dummies" book about it.

"oh thats weird because I spend most of my time here texting yo momma"

President of the Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Gaming Club at my uni for three years.

Vice-President of the Peace Corps Club in high school.

A post with real power. NSG parliament is not a real post because it doesn't effect anyone's real life. School board, town council, mayo, etc. are real government posts. Precinct captain, union official, etc. are real non-governmental posts.

Ah I see well then yes I have.

I was treasurer of my high school student council. My reign of terror will not soon be forgotten.

*Resist urge to say obvious joke*

Have never been elected to anything, but I am pretty damn good at getting people to appoint me for various positions here and there. Currently am part of a completely new committee at my college in St. Paul dealing with a nice new shiny building working for "Global Citizenship" or something along those lines.

Was also President of the Japanese Club in high school, though that was largely due to the fact that I founded the club to begin with and thus was just made President then.

I am the president of the United States of America.

Works better if you take this out:

Winner of The Award for Outstanding Sarcasm 11 April 2009

;)