Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 05, 1964
Transcript:
Linus asks, "School president? ME?" Lucy raises her arms: "Why not? I'll be your campaign manager."<BR><BR> Linus protests: "But I could never be school president...think of the work..think of the responsibility..." Lucy shakes her fist: "Think of the power."<BR><BR> Linus grins manically.<BR><BR> "I'LL DO IT!!" He raises his fist.<BR><BR>
It’s for the sake of the humor inherent in the storyline, of course, but how many schools have an election at the elementary level?