Oregon Student Mock Election
November 2, 2012 Mock Election Results!
News Coverage
LOHS’s mock election results run similar to national results Lake Oswego Review 11/8/12
Hermiston High’s mock election no joke Hermiston Herald 11/7/12
Oregon students vote Obama in mock election West Linn Tidings 11/7/12
MOCK ELECTION – Ore. high school students favor Obama The Observer 11/5/12
Salem-Keizer students cast their vote Statesman Journal 11/3/12
Ore. students choose Obama over Romney in mock election KOIN Local 6 11/2/12
Straw poll: Oregon students choose Obama KMTR 11/2/12
Students learn by doing through mock elections Statesman Journal 11/2/12
Oregon students choose Obama over Romney Daily Astorian 11/2/12
Oregon students choose Obama over Romney NorthJersey.com 11/2/12
Students re-elect Obama, send corporate kicker to schools Portland Tribune 11/2/12
Oregon students choose Obama over Romney Oklahoman 11/2/12
Oregon students choose Obama over Romney 62 percent to 32 percent in mock election The Republic 11/2/12
Oregon students back Obama in mock election KTVZ 11/2/12
South Eugene High School Students Support President Obama in Mock Election KLCC 11/1/12
Students engage in mock election East Oregonian 10/31/12
45,000 Ore. students to cast mock-election ballots KTVZ 10/28/12
Students cast ballots in 10th annual mock election Portland Tribune 10/23/12
The purpose of the mock election is to teach students – through experience-based education – about the elections process and the importance of voting.
Oregon’s three-time national award-winning program is coordinated by the League of Women Voters and championed by the Oregon Secretary of State and the Oregon Department of Education.
Participation is free and includes curriculum materials that are aligned with Oregon Social Studies Standards.
The Oregon Student Mock Election is affiliated with the My Voice National Student Mock Election.
Register for the 2012 program to gain access to all materials. If you are already registered, click on Teachers’ Toolbox to access materials.
Sample materials:
Excerpt from the 2012 curriculum
Excerpt from Road to Suffrage PowerPoint
What past participants have said about the Oregon Student Mock Election:
- “Once they saw how much my students enjoyed the process, the entire 6-8th grades asked to participate in the future”
- “I was very impressed with the program.”
- “[Students] ended up educating their parents on the election and process…I know many parents became involved and voted because of what their child was learning.”
- “I am a 1st year teacher, and I found that all the support materials were awesome at guiding me through the process.”
- “Being able to pick and choose among many plans for those most suitable or adaptable for my classes was enormously helpful.”
- “Total experience was fabulous! Many thanks.”
- “I found all the lessons provided [were] useful and easy to adapt to meet the needs of my students.”
- “Thank you for all of your work on the Mock Election. I think it is a very valuable experience for all of our students.”
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