Elections, Ballots, Exit Polls: Student Engagement The English Center Oakland, CA
The English Center Private, non-profit CBO in Oakland, CA Adult immigrant and international students from over 30 different countries Intensive English Language Program 22.5 class hours a week, day or night program 30 hrs of 8 week session devoted to EL Civics
Election 2008: Our Objective Involve recently arrived immigrants and long term immigrant residents who are not yet citizens in the election process and implications They still had a voice even if they couldn’t yet vote
(Mock) Election 2008 The English Center transformed into a polling station on Nov. 4 th - Election Day Simulated voter check-in procedure Required check in using Voter Registration Lists (Class Lists)
(Mock) Election 2008
Set up private voting area with cardboard partitions
(Mock) Election 2008
Printed “I Voted” stickers and handed out to students after submitting ballot
(Mock) Election 2008 L2/3 participated in Exit Poll immediately after voting
Election Day Tallied votes and posted results immediately after last vote cast