The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will once again be the Massachusetts host site for the National Student/Parent Mock Election (NSPME). The NSPME is held every two years both to engage students in the voting process and to emphasize the importance of this civic responsibility. Over four million votes were cast nationwide in the 2004 presidential election.
The 2008 Mock Election Day is Thursday, October 30th. The Kennedy Library will provide curricula about the 2008 presidential election and ballots to all registered Mock Election participants this Fall. On Mock Election Day, students will vote in school and teachers will report their results to the Kennedy Library. All votes will be tallied for the state and sent to the national Mock Election site, which, in turn, will compile the results from all fifty states.
In the 2004 presidential election, Massachusetts students cast 70,756 votes. Help us increase young voter participation in the 2008 Mock Election! There is no charge to participate in the Mock Election. For more information, contact the Kennedy Library at mock.election@nara.gov.