Kids Voting USA is the only organization that virtually replicates the voting process by taking students into official voting precincts on election day. Kindergarten through high school students register to vote and participate in a fun classroom curriculum about the election process. On election day, students go to the polls with adults and cast their ballots in local, state, and national elections. Results are tallied and reported to schools and the news media. Results Research shows that Kids Voting USA increases adult voter turnout anywhere from five to ten percent, suggesting that more than 600,000 people came to the polls in the 1996 national election as a result of Kids Voting programs throughout the country.
Studies also confirm that there is no partisan bias in the program.
2000 - Kids Voting Wake County will open up to 170 polling sites on November 7. KV Wake will co-sponsor educational events such as candidate forums. The new Student Advisory Board is actively working on middle and high school projects. A total of 11,137 ballots were cast . A total of 22,885 ballots were cast.