The mock election is a non-partisan effort to involve students and parents in the democratic process. Electronic and paper ballots will include races for president, Congress, the U.S. Senate and questions on three current issues developed with the help of the Gallup polling organization.
Voting is open to students in kindergarten through high school.
Gov. Jim Gilmore will announce statewide results from the mock election on the night of November 2 nd at the General Assembly Building in Richmond. State coordinators for the event are the Governor's School for Government and International Studies, and Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Education. The national mock election began in 1980 in 30 states.