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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.

Oregon Student Mock Election

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 President, US Senators, 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 2008. On Oregon Mock Election Day, October 30, Oregon’s results will be announced at the OSME Final Event.

Oregon Student Mock Election Flyer (2 pgs; pdf)
Voter Registration for High School Students

Calendar

Now - Register for the Oregon Student Mock Election and choose a coordinator
Late Aug. - Oregon Teachers' Guide (curriculum) available online
Sept. - Mock Ballot 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
Oct. 23-29 - Students vote in Oregon Mock Election
Oct. 29 - Vote reporting deadline: 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 30 - Oregon Mock Election Day; Interactive viedo event at the Oregon State Capitol; Student-run press conference, Election results announced
Nov. 4 - General Election Day

 

 

2006 Teacher Resources
Note: These resources will be updated for 2008. The 2006 resources remain here for information purposes only.

Teachers' Guide Updated 10-26-06
Teachers' Guide to the Oregon Student Mock Election (pdf; 96 pgs)
Teachers' Guide to the Oregon Student Mock Election (MS Word)

National Issues Forum (pdf; 27 pgs) : Information and curricululm on National Issues that appear on the Mock Ballot
Road to Suffrage presentation in Power Point
Road to Suffrage presentation in PDF for printing on overheads

Measure Background Information:
Measure 42
Measure 44
Measure 48


National Student/Parent Mock Election (curriculum ideas and more)

List of Web ResourcesList of Classroom Speakers

 

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