Have you ever wondered who comes up with a law for Westchester county? Well if you guessed the Legislative Branch, you’re right! I went to the Westchester County Board of Legislators  and learned a lot about the role of a Legislator. In my blog post, I will tell you what I learned and what I enjoyed the most. 

Two things I legislator and how bills become laws. The roles in the legislature  are two Clerks, a Chairman and a Public speaker. The clerks take attendance  and tally down votes. The chairman calls on people that want to speak And a Public speaker is a person from the public that shares their opinion with the group of legislators.  I learned that a law starts off as an idea and then the legislators  discuss it. After they debate on it, they vote on it. If the vote goes well it  goes off to the chamber and if the chamber agrees on it, it will become a county law.

Two things I enjoyed most about taking on the role of a legislator was being a clerk, and debating on school uniforms in the conference room.  As a Clerk, I got to take attendance and tallied votes. I also got to share my  opinions which I enjoyed. We later went into the chamber room  which I found interesting. We also got to speak into a microphone and sit in the actual chairs the Legislators sit in. I enjoyed debating in the conference room because I got to listen to other people share their opinions

Now that you know what I learned about taking the role of a legislator and what I enjoyed about being a legislator. Maybe you’d enjoy the trip to a Board of Legislators.If you ever had an opportunity to become a legislator, would you take it? Would you enjoy it ?