SLIDE 28 INGREDIENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL MOCK ELECTION:
- There MUST be a strong partnership between the Social Studies Supervisor and the Supervisor of Elections. The Social
Studies Supervisor coordinates the operation at the district level, and the Supervisor of Elections provides initial registration information with DoubleClick Democracy and supplies the “I Voted” stickers.
- Each school site needs a supervisor, preferably an administrator. This person receives all election directions and
administers voting materials to teachers, who then instruct the students.
- Conduct an in-person meeting with site coordinators to discuss specifics. Each school must determine the best mode of
conducting the election: device, time, place, etc.
- Create “buy-in” from the teachers and students by promoting the mock election throughout the school, on social media,
and in local newspapers.
- Empower students to be informed voters by providing materials on candidates and platforms.
- Allow students to preview a sample ballot and inform them on voting mechanics.
- Make the directions for voting as simple as possible for teachers and students.
- Social Studies Supervisor delivers the “I Voted” stickers to the schools. Each school needs a person to cut the stickers to
administer to each class or voting “precinct.”
- The fewer the responsibilities at the school site, the better.
- Create a webpage for sharing information and results.
