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YLI to host Super Student Day Mock Election!
The Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) is proud to announce that it is holding the first National Super Student Day Mock Election from March 1st through March 5th, 2012. All registered YLI teachers will be able to engage their students by allowing them to weigh in on the GOP Presidential primary. The event is planned to coordinate with Super Tuesday on March 6th in which ten states will hold primaries to determine the Republican candidate for president in 2012.
As this is a new program, YLI is offering a standard ballot for all states. The ballot will contain:
- Race for GOP Presidential Candidate
- Race between a possible GOP Candidate and President Obama
- Survey on political ideology
- Survey on issues important to the 2012 elections
Teachers have the opportunity to customize their ballot and the program is supported by online lesson plans, downloadable resources such as teacher and student instructions, and classroom lesson plans. All materials and programming are available FREE of charge to teachers registered with YLI. To register with YLI visit www.youthleadership.net
Educators already registered with YLI need only to login at www.youthleadership.net and click the Mock Election link from the Welcome page. The Getting Started tab will have all of the resources necessary to make voting in the National Super Student Day Mock Election a success.
YLI hopes this first National Super Student Day Mock Election will increase student interest in the election and engage students in American democracy. Have questions? Call toll-free 1.866.514.8389 or email ylihelp@virginia.edu for more information.
Get in the game with YLI's National Super Student Day Mock Election!
