Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell are holding the 2010 MyVote California Student Mock Election to help high school and middle school students discover the importance of elections and the power of their votes in our democracy.
Working with the California Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, the MyVote California Student Mock Election gives students a chance to make their voices heard on the candidates and issues that affect them and their families, while an exciting election season is in full-swing. Once the votes are counted, students can compare their choices to those of their peers around the state, and then to the decisions made by adult voters in the statewide election held only a few days later.
The 2010 Student Mock Election will be held on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. High school and middle school students will have their say on who they think should be our next Governor and U.S. Senator, and on the ballot measures that will come before California voters in the November 2, 2010, General Election.
In 2008, more than 275,000 students from over 644 schools cast ballots in the MyVote California Student Mock Presidential Election. They joined millions of young mock election voters in other states in an impressive display of student opinion on the candidates and issues affecting the future of our state and nation. This year, Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell are inviting students, teachers, parents, school administrators and other education stakeholders to build on that historic groundswell of interest in voting.
With your involvement and support, many more students will take their first steps on the path to becoming lifelong voters as participants in the 2010 MyVote California Student Mock Election."
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