INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — On November 8, students across Indiana will elect their own governor, president and senator in a show of active citizenship through Indiana Kids’ Election, an award-winning mock election program.
Sponsored by the Indiana State Bar Association, Indiana Secretary of State and the Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Kids’ Election announced that registration is open for K-12 classrooms statewide at www.inkidselection.com.
Indiana Kids’ Election is based on the premise that voting is only occasionally done by inspiration but more often done by habit.
With its special emphasis on encouraging students to develop one’s voting habit at an early age, Indiana Kids’ Election attempts to emulate the election process as closely as possible.
Statewide, students participate in voting milestones such as registering to vote on or before Tuesday, October 11, and casting a ballot on Tuesday, November 8 – just like their parents!
Also, under Indiana law, schools are required to give instruction on the election process two weeks preceding a general election for all students in grades 6-12.
Indiana Kids’ Election, where the voting age is lowered to 5, helps Indiana schools meet this requirement by providing comprehensive curriculum guides, free of charge, to participating schools.
Indiana attorneys also have the unique opportunity to participate in this program by volunteering for the Indiana Kids’ Election Speakers’ Bureau, where attorney volunteers deliver one-hour classroom presentations about the election process, how to make informed choices about candidates and more.
