Tuesday

2023 Program Schedule



Time

Activity

Location


6:30 a.m.
 

Breakfast with your City

Dorm Area Cafeteria — Follow Dining Schedule


8:00 a.m.

House & Senate continue operations

You will be taken to the House and Senate Chambers by your City Counselors


8:00 a.m.

County Party Convention

  1. Speeches for County Offices; County Chairman presides

You will be taken to the County Convention Meeting Room by your City Counselors


8:45 a.m.

District Party Convention

  1. Speeches for District Offices; Both County Chairmen co-preside

You will be taken to the District Convention Meeting Room by your City Counselors


9:30 a.m.

State Party Convention

  1. Report by Party Rules Committee

  2. Debate and adopt Rules Committee Report

  3. Speeches for State Officials other than Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General

You will be taken to the State Party Convention Meeting Room by your City Counselors


11:30 a.m.

Lunch with Party members from your city

Cafeteria


11:45 a.m.

Ballot Draw — County/Precinct Chairs will conduct Ballot Draw and prepare ballots

Boys State Election Headquarters


1:00 p.m.

House and Senate reconvene

On-line House and Senate Committee Meetings

You will be taken to the Chambers by Counselors


1:00 p.m.

State Party Convention

  1. Speeches for Attorney General, Lt. Governor and Governor

You will be taken to the State Party Convention Meeting Room by your City Counselors


3:30 p.m.

General Assembly

You will be taken to General Assembly by your City Counselors


4:30 p.m.

Return to Dorm

City Mayors Meeting

Dorm Area

Boys State Headquarters


5:00 p.m.

1/2 Boys State Cities Dinner with your City and 1/2 Boys State Cities Visiting Dignitary Program — follow schedule

You will be take to the Meeting Room and cafeteria by your City Counselors


5:30 p.m.

1/2 Boys State Cities Dinner with your City and 1/2 Boys State Cities Visiting Dignitary Program — follow schedule

You will be take to the Meeting Room and cafeteria by your City Counselors


6:00 p.m.

Change into recreation clothes (including Boys State t-shirt) that are appropriate for the Olympiad and associate evening activities

Dorm Area


6:45 p.m.

Deadline for Corrections to the Primary Election Ballot

  1. Additions or correction by be submitted in writing by the State / County Chairman

  2. Additions may not be already on ballot for another position

  3. No additions may be a made after the deadline

Boys State Headquarters


6:45 p.m.

City Faceoff and Announcements

You will be taken to Clark Field by your City Counselors


7:00 p.m.

Recreation Period Begins: All Statesmen will be involved in 1 or more of 4 different activity categories:

  1. City Olympiad - these are tournament games in Basketball, Dodgeball, and 7-on-7 football

  2. Boys State Band

  3. Seminars

  4. Rules, Campaign and Platform Committees

  5. Talent Show tryouts

Same as prior day Rec Period

Talent Show tryouts location TBA


7:30 p.m.

Primary Election Polls Open

  1. Precinct Chairmen sign up for shift for overseeing primary election and will preside at Election and explain procedures

Election Location by County


9:30 p.m.

Primary Election Polls Close

Election Location


9:30 p.m.

Recreation period ends

Daily Closing

All Statesmen will meet at Clark Field


10:15 p.m.

Precinct/Count Chairman prepare for and conduct Ballot Draw for Runoff Election

Boys State Election Headquarters


10:15 p.m.

Daily Debrief with City

Dorm Area


11:00 p.m.

Lights out