1. Elections, Ballots, Exit Polls: Student Engagement The English Center Oakland, CA

2. 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

3. 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

4. (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)

5. (Mock) Election 2008

6. Set up private voting area with cardboard partitions

7. (Mock) Election 2008

8. Printed “I Voted” stickers and handed out to students after submitting ballot

9. (Mock) Election 2008 L2/3 participated in Exit Poll immediately after voting

10. Election Day Tallied votes and posted results immediately after last vote cast