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=Cape Schools to Participate in Mock Election= Beginning **Monday, October 27th and ending on Wednesday, October 29,** students across Delaware will participate in the National Student/Parent Mock Election, which is the largest voter education project in the country. Students in grades 4-12 in the Cape Henlopen School District will once again cast their votes for their political candidates.

The program is designed to teach students and parents about the voting process and the benefits of civic participation by involving them in realistic simulations of all aspects of the electoral process. “The Mock Election involves students in the voting process so they will eventually become voters themselves,” said Preston Shockley, Education Associate for Social Studies at Delaware’s Department of Education. “This program actively involves our students in a full-fledged campaign to choose the candidates they feel will best serve their communities.”

The lesson plans inform students about the electoral process, promote discussion of key issues in national campaigns, and prepare the students to take part in the Mock Election. Students can also participate in debates, issue forums, press conferences, candidate nights, rallies, and inaugural balls as part of the Mock Election in their school.

Let's give all Cape Henlopen students, 4th through 12th grade, this opportunity to learn our country's electoral process and practice their right to vote!

Lori Roe District Mock Election Coordinator, 2014