New Hampshire Mock Election Every Vote Counts! New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project

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.

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

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.

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.

New Hampshire Student/Parent Mock Election Wins National Recognition The League of Women Voters Award Awarded to Theresa Keane’s 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.

New Hampshire Student/Parent Mock Election Wins National Recognition The CNN Award for Media and Technology Awarded to New Hampshire Public Television for the utilization of the media and/or technology in voter education projects.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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…)

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. New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project

Early October Ballots will be sent to schools. Make enough copies for each student. New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project

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. New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project

By 6 p.m. on October 27 Send your votes in to be counted! Phone FAX Email Snail Mail New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project

After 11 p.m. on October 27 Check the Primary Mock Election Web site to see the results. New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project

November 2 Everyone 18 and older vote in the Election! Watch election coverage to see how the candidates did. New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project

Contacts New Hampshire Public Television sadams@nhptv.org 603-868-4354 Laura Kessler, State Coordinator Email:lmkessler@nhvt.net Primary Mock Election Web Site www.nhptv.org/mockelection New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project