Ballots will be sent to teachers in October. Each school voting by paper ballots will call or fax its results to the local Clerk of Court for entering into the statewide election database. Registration Deadline is October 2, 2000. It is designed to teach students and their parents about the voting process and the benefits of civic participation by involving them in realistic simulations of all aspects of the electoral process. This program instructs students about the electoral process, promotes discussion on key issues in national campaigns, and prepares them to take part in the Mock Election.
Students learn how to become educated voters.
Over 500,000 students participated in this program in 1996. The Mock Election is a nonpartisan project. All of its curriculum and services are provided to schools free of charge.