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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

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

14. 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…)

15. 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

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

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. Contacts New Hampshire Public Television sadams@nhptv.org 603-868-4354
Laura Kessler, State Coordinator
Primary Mock Election Web Site
New Hampshire’s Award-winning Civic Education Project