Who Will Oregon Students Elect in 2012?

Oregon student mock election reaches over 45,000 students

This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the Oregon Student Mock Election being brought to the state by the League of Women Voters of Oregon Education Fund. More than 45,000 Oregon students are participating in the mock election this year, giving them the opportunity to cast their votes during October 29 through November 1 on U.S. President, U.S. Representative, Secretary of State, Supreme Court Judge, and state ballot measures.

In partnership with the My Voice National Student Mock Election they will also be presented with questions about the issues they care about this fall and beyond. Oregon student votes will be reported nationally and counted among hundreds of thousands of students participating nationwide.

This year’s vote is historic in that it coincides with the 100 year anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in Oregon. Lesson plans that teachers have used to prepare their students include a unit and presentation on suffrage.

The program is cosponsored and supported by the Governor’s office, the Secretary of State, the Department of Education, the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, the Oregon PTA, the Oregon School Boards Association, the Oregon Council for the Social Studies, and Oregon Association of Student Councils.

The League of Women Voters of Oregon Education Fund works to encourage active and informed participation in government and to increase understanding of major policy issues. The Education Fund seeks to empower citizens to understand governmental issues and to participate in the political process. We seek to provide balanced, accurate, nonpartisan information to all Oregonians.

The League of Women Voters of Oregon is a grassroots, nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government in order to build better communities statewide.

League of Women Voters of Oregon

1330 12th St. SE, Suite 200

Salem, OR 97302

Phone: 503-581-5722; Fax: 503-581-9403; Email: lwvor@lwvor.org; Web: www.lwvor.org; www.VoteOregon.org

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (closed Fridays May through August)