Poster+Contest

= Poster Contest = Create a poster (images and text) designed to encourage people to vote.
 * Student Vote 2014 **
 * Delaware Student Mock Election **

**Theme:** Why vote? **Goal:** Persuade people to vote (in general, not for a particular candidate).
 * Contest Information **

**Prizes:** 1st Place ($100) 2nd Place ($50) 3rd Place ($25) Standard Addressed: Civics 3 [Citizenship]

• Posters may be designed by any student in grades 4-12. Individual submissions only (no group poster). • One poster per district or school team attending the Mock Election Convention on October 31st. Teams representing each district or school should bring the representative poster to the Convention for judging. • District or school coordinators determine procedures for selecting the poster that will represent their district or school at the Convention. • Size – limited to typical poster board size. • Name, school, district and contact information should appear on the BACK of the poster only. • Will be judged on persuasiveness, visual appeal, creativity, mechanics (e.g. spelling).
 * Rules and Judging: **

**Questions:** Contact Fran O’Malley, fomalley@udel.edu. Sponsored by Delaware Department of Elections & University of Delaware’s The Democracy Project