Kids Voting NC Wake County
Candidates' Forum
Saturday, September 13, 2008
NC Museum of History in Raleigh
Students, Parents, and Teachers, please plan to join us for an educational event scheduled at the NC Museum of History in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, September 13, 2008. Doors will open at 10:30AM with a candidates forum beginning at 11:00AM. Ken Smith WRAL will moderate the event. Come and familiarize yourselves with the candidates running for Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives. You will also be able to participate in fun activities such as making election buttons as well as preparing patriotic signs, flags, and hats. Additionally, you will have an opportunity to see first hand some sample practice ballots along with scheduled presentations on the Right to Vote Amendments and You as an Informed Voter Misinformation.
So mark your calendars for a fun morning of learning and exploring at the Candidates' Forum on Saturday, September 13, 2008, 10:30 AM. Here is a pdf flyer to help you get registered. It is first come, first serve. Candidates' Forum registration form.
Additionally, VOLUNTEERS are needed to execute this event. If you are interested in helping, please call the Kids Voting NC Wake County office at 341-2398 for details.
Thank you to Burger King, WRAL/Capitol Broadcasting Company, Capstrat, The News and Observer, and SAS Institute for sponsoring this educational event for our students, parents, and teachers.
Election Results for North Carolina Primary on Tuesday, May 8, 2008
Election results have been tabulated for the NC Primary held on Tuesday, May 8, 2008. Click here to see the overall winners. Here are the breakdowns by the following:
1. Wake County Elementary Schools
Elections 2007 Results
Thank you to all of the students, teachers, and volunteers who participated in the Tuesday, October 9, and Tuesday, November 6, 2007, elections. We had an outstanding turnout of student voters! The total number of students participating in both elections is 19,734.
For your information, here are the final results of the kids' votes for the 2007 elections. Additionally, here is a breakdown of the elections by individual schools for 2007. Again, thank you to all of the students, teachers, and volunteers that made this election a success!
Mission
Kids Voting NC Wake County creates an active and informed electorate by engaging students, teachers, parents, and the community in the democratic process.
Goals
Kids Voting collaborates with public, private, parochial, home, and charter schools to create an informed electorate, increase adult voter turn out, and develop lifetime voting habits in youth. Kids Voting works to establish a voting generation by developing future citizens who regard voting as vital to American life. The project also reminds adults of their civic responsibility.Program Description
Kid's Voting is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit, grassroots organization that promotes voter participation by educating America's youth about the importance of an informed electorate and the responsibilities of voting to sustain democracy. It is the only civics program that brings students into official polling sites on election day. Wake County's award-winning program reaches out to over 125,000 students.Kids Voting is Unique
Kids Voting USA is the only organization that virtually replicates the voting process by taking students into official voting precincts on Election Day. Kindergarten through high school students register to vote and participate in a fun classroom curriculum about the election process. On Election Day, students go to the polls with adults and cast their ballots in local, state, and national elections. Results are tallied and reported to schools and the news media.