Beginning in 2015, Democracy In Practice helped the República de Venezuela high school replace traditional student elections with voluntary lotteries. Whereas less than 20 students ran as candidates in elections, over 200 entered the lotteries.
Selected representatives were trained to facilitate their own meetings and work as a team. New lotteries were conducted every 3 months to allow more students to participate in student government. Over two years they acquired textbooks and a first aid kit for the school and organized events like book fairs and field trips.