QUALIFICATIONS

Missouri law (RSMo 115.104) states that YEP students must:

1.) Have demonstrated age-appropriate academic ability and demeanor; and

2.) Be a person of good repute who can speak, read and write the English language; and

3.) Not be related within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot, except that no participant shall be disqualified if related within such degree to an unopposed candidate. (examples of second degree are child, grandchild, & sibling)

4.) Be more than fifteen years of age but less than eighteen years of age'

5.) Be a resident of Missouri;

6.) Be a full time student in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade for the 2026-2027 academic school year.