Up until now, the youth mayor has always been elected by members of the youth council at an eagerly anticipated and very well attended annual hustings meeting. The prospective candidates have been invited to set out their stalls and then a secret ballot has taken place.
But, this year, it has been decided that the ballot should be opened up to all young people. And that's meant new rules. Or should I say more rules - a lot more rules. In fact, the vote this year is starting to look more complex than the process of electing the next US president.
After much deliberation, young people on the election committee have decided that what matters is what the candidates stand for and what they want to do. Who they are, what they look like or how many people they know shouldn't come into it.
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