Students are not required to vote. At the end of the class period, everyone will be required to vote, including students who voted during the optional election. When multiple classes are participating, all of the students should vote in the madatory balloting at the same time to keep the event unannounced. For time's sake, it may be necessary to use the paper ballot for the mandatory vote. Schools holding a mock Presidential election for all students can provide a visible voting booth or private area, a ballot box, and free access during lunch hour.
Students design and construct the polling site for the optional vote.
Students act as registrars and voting officials and ballot tabulators. The mandatory vote is held for all students within their classes at the same period for everyone after the optional vote. The voting should be privateMandatory votes can be counted in each classroom. Schools which can hold only the optional balloting due to time or other resource limitations are invited to submit their results for a separate separate optional-only tally. Balloting Data materials WeVote, a computer voting tool will allow students to vote via computer and to automatically total votes.