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Oregon Student Mock Election Oregon Student Mock Election receives third national award, May 2009 Read the press release National Student/Parent Mock Election The National Student/Parent Mock Election program seeks to turn the sense of powerlessness that keeps young Americans and their parents from voting into a sense of the power of participation in our democracy. One of the most important ways to increase students' sense of significance - and power - is to use the Mock Election to give them an introduction to the real process. In Oregon Oregon Student Mock Election (OSME) is a statewide program directly affiliated with the national organization. In Oregon, the Mock Election will be carried out in hundreds of public, private and home schools around the state. We will be voting on the candidates for US Senate, Representatives in Congress, and Oregon statewide offices, as well as selected Oregon ballot measures and national issues. We will join thousands of students around the country who will place their votes by the end of October 2010. On Oregon Mock Election Day, held during the last week of October, Oregon’s results will be announced at a student-run, participatory final event. Special thanks to our community partners who have helped support past efforts to make the Mock Election as successful as possible: The Oregon Association of Broadcasters, the Oregon PTA, the Oregon Department of Education, and the Secretary of State Elections Division. Oregon Student Mock Election Flyer (2 pgs; pdf) 2010 Calendar NOW - Register for the Oregon Student Mock Election and choose a coordinator Late Aug. - Oregon Teachers' Guide (curriculum) available online Late Sept. to late Oct. - Video-conference debates between schools Oct. 1 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE Early Oct. - League of Women Voters' Voters' Guide available online Early Oct. - Mock Ballots available online End of Oct. - Students vote in Oregon Mock Election End of Oct. - Oregon Mock Election Day; live-streamed video event, Student-run press conference, Election results announced Nov. 2 - General Election Day Information from the 2008 Oregon Student Mock Election Watch an excerpt of the student-run press conference. (5:45; Windows Media Viewer) Read the final results press release See the photos Read the statewide results Oregon Students Rock the Mock Vote Blog! 2008 Teacher Resources Teachers' Guide to the Oregon Student Mock Election (MS Word) Teachers' Guide to the Oregon Student Mock Election (PDF) Background information on Measure 57, Measure 58, Measure 61, Measure 63, and Measure 65 (pdfs) Ballots and updated Vote Reporting Form Road to Suffrage presentation in Power Point Road to Suffrage presentation in PDF for printing on overheads Voter Registration for High School Students Play the Road to the Capitol Game "Electing the President” Newspaper Supplement Update The League of Women Voters and the Newspaper in Education Institute (NIE) created a newspaper supplement of election information for young voters, students and others. Download this supplement, "Electing the President," and find an NIE program state contact list here. Poster Contest Flyer Speech Contest Flyer Voters' Guides: nonpartisan, balanced election information published by the League of Women Voters VoteSource.org - the League's voter information web site New York Times September 14, 2008 article on Felons and Voting Rights NPR's Fact Checker- Use this web site to hear NPR analysts check the facts from the Presidential debates. Choose candidates Decide on ballot measures Register to Vote Voter Registration for High School Students Your rights as a voter About Vote-by-Mail What to do when… LWV recommends… About voting absentee QUESTIONS about the Mock Election? Email: lwvor@lwvor.org