New Hampshire Mock Election

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New Hampshire Mock Election

• Every Vote Counts!

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National Student/Parent Mock Election

• Held every two years.
• Students select candidates in Congressional,
  Gubernatorial and Presidential Elections.
• Part of the National Student/Parent Mock Election.

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National Student/Parent Mock Election

• run by a national network of volunteer state and
  school district coordinators ranging from the
  League of Women Voters to educators, public
  officials, newspaper-in-education coordinators

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National Student/Parent Mock Election

• Over 1 million students participated in the 2002
  Mock Election.
• No charge for participating or for materials.
• Has been in operation for 23 years.

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New Hampshire Student/Parent Mock Election

• In the past two elections over 98,000 New
  Hampshire students in over 159 schools
  participated in the Mock Election.

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New Hampshire Student/Parent Mock Election Wins
National Recognition

• The League of Women Voters AwardAwarded to
  Theresa Keanes sixth grade class at New Searles
  Elementary School, in Nashua, for increasing
  parent and community participation in the Mock
  Election and/or in the actual election.

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New Hampshire Student/Parent Mock Election Wins
National Recognition

• The CNN Award for Media and TechnologyAwarded to
  New Hampshire Public Television for the
  utilization of the media and/or technology in
  voter education projects.

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New Hampshire Student/Parent Mock Election Wins
National Recognition

• The National Association of State Boards of
  Education Award Awarded to New Hampshire for
  outstanding leadership in voter education.

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New Hampshire Primary Mock Election

• New Hampshire Primary is unique.
• NH students should know the history of the
  primary.
• NH students can be engaged in the primary.

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New Hampshire Mock Election

• Students can vote between October 18 and October
  27.
• Schools and teachers can determine the time that
  works best.
• Votes must be submitted by 6 p.m. on October 27.

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New Hampshire Mock Election

• Prior to the Mock Election schools and teachers
  should plan activities, events, and lessons that
  will help students learn more about the
  candidates, the primary, and voting.

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New Hampshire Mock Election

• Materials and resources to help integrate the
  Mock election into the curriculum can be found on
  the Mock Election Web Site.
• www.nhptv.org/mockelection

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Mid-September

• Identify a coordinating group for the Mock
  Election.
• Select one teacher to be in charge.
• Identify a group of students to help coordinate
  school efforts.

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Mid-September

• Get teachers to sign-up.
• Present NSPME website as source of
  lessons/resources to teachers.
• Monitor participating teachers, answer questions.

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Early October

• Secure location for mock election.
• Potential Sites
• library
• classroom
• lunchroom
• Decide how to get students to the polls at
  school. (through teachers, during lunch, etc)

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Early October

• Determine who will staff the election should
  include members of the coordinating group.
• Coordinating group should provide written
  instructions to walk staffers through the
  process.
• Develop a checklist so no one votes twice.

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Early October

• Ballots will be sent to schools.
• Make enough copies for each student.

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October 18-27

• Hold the election. Be sure to provide a place to
  vote, writing tools, ballots and monitors.
• Stickers that say My Vote Counted or some
  other reinforcement can be given to students.
• Have coordinating group tally the votes.

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By 6 p.m. on October 27

• Send your votes in to be counted!
• Phone
• FAX
• Email
• Snail Mail

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After 11 p.m. on October 27

• Check the Primary Mock Election Web site to see
  the results.

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November 2

• Everyone 18 and older vote in the Election!
• Watch election coverage to see how the candidates
  did.

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Contacts

• New Hampshire Public Televisionsadams_at_nhptv.org
• 603-868-4354
• Laura Kessler, State Coordinator
• Emaillmkessler_at_nhvt.net
• Primary Mock Election Web Site
• www.nhptv.org/mockelection

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