Mock Elections

Welcome to the Secretary of State’s Kentucky Student Mock Election site. The Office of the Secretary of State partners with the National Student/Parent Mock Election Committee to coordinate a statewide Mock Election for students during presidential election years. The Mock Election is held across the Commonwealth in the fall. Secretary Grimes has been thrilled to host this event and encourages all Kentucky schools to actively participate in the nation’s largest, most successful voter education project.

 

More than 50,000 elementary, middle, and high school students from across the Commonwealth cast their ballots in the National Student/Parent Mock Election over the years.

 

Teachers have the option to turn computers in their classrooms into voting machines. The National Student/Parent Mock Election virtual voting experience allows students to receive confirmation that their votes have been cast and will be counted, helping to further engage young Kentuckians in the election process.

 

The Kentucky Mock Election ballot enables students to vote on the candidates for President of the United States. The final results of the Mock Election will be available online.

 

The Secretary of State’s Office is dedicated to improving civic literacy and engagement across the Commonwealth. Mock elections are exceptional tools for confronting this issue because they engage students in the core principles of democracy and cultivate an important behavior they will carry far beyond the classroom. With your participation, we will accomplish our goal of expanding civic awareness and making this the most successful Mock Election to date!

 

Registration

If your school would like to be involved in fostering youth voter participation through the Kentucky Student Mock Election, please register with the National Student/Parent Mock Election.

 

Internet Resources

 

This guide (PDF) includes recommended resources for voting and election lesson plans, in addition to websites for students to research candidates, political parties, and Kentucky elections.