Students Voting (formerly Students Vote) is THE statewide mock election program.
This year- for the first time- the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State and the YMCA Center for Youth Voice are working together to help students statewide discover the importance of elections and the power of their voice – and their vote – in our democracy.
Students Voting gives teachers at all grade levels the tools and resources to expose their students to a comprehensive voting experience- whether it's online or in person- that includes learning about candidates and issues, voter registration and casting a ballot on or before Election day.
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"Thanks for running this program. Last time it was very helpful for my students to see that students from other schools from around the state saw the election and the world differently than they did." -John
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"We have been working with the students voting program for a number of years. AND we're already signed up for next year. It's an interesting program, and I think for my "greater Minnesota" kids, the data we have access to, afterwards that allows them to compare themselves to "The Cities" and other regions of the State have been impactful. It promotes educated voting, and isn't that what we want too?" -Matt
Overview
2020 is going to be another interesting and important election year in Minnesota, and it is a great opportunity to get good habits started early with soon-to-be voters. That’s why this fall, Minnesota will again hold its statewide high school mock election, Students Voting 2020. What do participants get?
How it works
1. register your school to participate
When registering, select a contact person for your school who will help coordinate the mock election. Any group or individual can be responsible for coordinating the mock election, whether it’s student government, a teacher, a student group, or a committee of students, teachers and parents. Whatever you decide, we’ll need one contact person to receive updates and provide our office with vote totals after the election.
2. Decide how your election will work.
Voting can take place in one central location, over the lunch hour, in individual classrooms, or something entirely different. Each school has unique needs and you have the flexibility to carry out your mock election as you see fit. In addition to using publicly available resources like Learning Law and Democracy Foundation’s civics lesson finder or iCivics, we will be providing resources for you to use if you wish. You might consider lessons and activities such as holding a student debate, having a discussion about why voting matters, how to evaluate media information about candidates, and other essential civic skills.
3. Receive your materials in October.
Schools that sign up in time will receive materials, including a customized mock election ballot (emailed), and tabletop voting booths, ballot boxes, and “I voted” stickers by mail. Later-registering schools will only receive the electronic version of the customized ballot by email.
4. Vote early or on Election Day.
Should you choose, early voting (just like Minnesota voters get to do) is an option.
5. Report your results by Tuesday, November 3.
To be included in the official results, we’ll need your vote tallies no later than Election Day.
6. View statewide results on Wednesday, November 4.
Share the results with your students and have a discussion about what they mean. Explore the demographic differences and similarities school to school and regionally. Connect with other participating schools for combined video-conference discussions or activities.
Common Questions
Is Students Voting still only for high school students?
NO! With the recent merger of Students Vote and Kids Voting into THE statewide K-12 mock election, any school can participate! It is never too early to learn about civics, elections, and the power of your voice!
Do other states hold mock elections?
Yes, many Secretary of State offices offer statewide mock elections for students. For example:
Can our school vote before Election Day?
Most Students Voting schools will hold their elections on Tuesday, November 3rd, but each school is free to offer early voting. School choice and customization is at the heart of Students Voting. These schools will still have access to all Students Voting materials and resources.
How many races will the ballot have on it?
Students Voting schools receive a customized ballot PDF which looks just like the real ballot, but includes only the races and ballot questions you request.
2020 Participant List (As of 10/29/20)
These 485 schools (and over 282,000 students) have signed up for Students Voting 2020!
A.B.I. Christian Academy |
Academy of Holy Angels |
Academy of Whole Learning |
ACHIEVE |
Achieve Language Academy |
Ada-Borup |
Adams Spanish Immersion School |
Adrian Middle/High School |
AFSA High School |
Albany Senior HIgh |
Albert Lea High School |
Alexandria Area High School |
American Indian Magnet School |
Andersen United |
Angle Inlet Elementary School |
Anishinabe Academy |
Annandale High School |
Anthony Middle School |
Anwatin Middle School |
Aquila Elementary School |
Arcadia Charter School |
Art and Science Academy (Charter school in Isanti, MN) |
Ascension Catholic School |
Ashby Public School |
Aspen Academy |
Austin High School |
Avail Academy |
Banaadir Academy |
Banaadir Elementary |
Bancroft Elementary |
Barton Open School |
Battle Creek MS |
Bay View Elementary |
Bear Cave Intermediate |
Bemidji High School |
Bethlehem Academy |
Bethune Community School |
Big Lake High School |
Bigfork Elementary (PreK-6) |
Bigfork High School |
Blackberry Seventh-day Adventist School |
Blaine High School |
Blake School |
Blessed Trinity Catholic School |
Blooming Prairie Jr Sr High School |
BlueSky Online School |
Boeckman Middle School |
BOLD Secondary |
Braham Elementary |
Braham High School |
Breck School |
Breckenridge High School |
Bridges Area Learning Center |
Brightmont Academy |
Bruce F. Vento Elementary |
Buffalo High School |
Burnsville Alternative High School |
Burnsville High School |
Butterfield-Odin |
Calvary Classical Academy |
Cambridge Christian School |
Canby High School |
Cannon River STEM School |
Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet School |
Carlton Middle/High School |
Cedar Island Elementary School |
Centennial Middle School |
Central HS |
Central Minnesota Christian School |
Century High School |
Challenger Elementary |
Champlin Park |
Chanhassen High School |
Chapel Hill Academy |
Chaska Middle School East |
Chaska Middle School West |
Chatfield Elementary School |
Chelsea Heights Elementary |
Cherokee Heights Elementary |
Cherry School |
Chisago Lakes High School |
Chisago Lakes Middle School |
CHOICE Technical Academy |
Cityview Community School |
Clearbrook-Gonvick |
Climax-Shelly Public School |
Cloquet Senior High School |
Clover Ridge Elementary |
Columbus Elementary |
Comfrey Public School |
Como Park High School |
Concord Elementary |
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School |
Crookston High School |
Cross of Christ Lutheran School |
Crosslake Community School |
DaVinci Academy of Arts and Science |
Delano Elementary School |
DeLaSalle HS |
Denfeld High School |
Detroit Lakes High School |
Discovery Middle School |
Discovery Woods |
Dodge Middle School |
Dowling Urban Environmental School |
DREAM Technical Academy |
Eagan High School |
Eagle Creek Elementary School |
Eagle Ridge Middle School |
Early College Academy |
East Central High School |
East Ridge High School |
East View Academy |
Eastview Elementary |
Edgerton Public |
Edina High School |
Eisenhower Elementary |
Elton Hills Elementary |
Empower Learning Center |
EXPO for Excellence Elementary Schools |
Face to Face Academy |
Fairmont Elementary |
Fairmont Junior/Senior High SchoolY |
Fairview Alternative High School |
Faribault Lutheran School |
Faribault Middle School |
Farnsworth Aerospace PreK-4 (Lower) |
Fertile-Beltrami High School |
Field Middle School |
Foley High School |
Folwell Performing Arts Magnet |
Forest Lake Elementary |
Forestview |
Fosston High School |
Franklin Middle |
Frazee High School |
Fridley High School |
Friedell Middle School |
FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY OF THE ARTS |
Garlough Environmental Magnet School |
Glencoe Silver Lake High School |
Global Academy |
Good Shepherd Lutheran |
Goodridge Public School |
Green Central Park Elementary |
Greenbush-Middle River |
Greenway High School |
Groveland Park Elementary |
Guadalupe Alternative Programs |
Hale Community School |
Harding High School |
Harmony Learning Center |
Harrison Elementary School |
Hawley Elementary |
Hawley H.S. |
Hayes Elementary School |
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy |
Hendricks Public School |
Hennepin Elementary School |
Hennepin Gateway to College ALC |
Henry Sibley High School |
Heritage Academy |
Heritage E-STEM Middle School |
Hermantown Middle School |
Hiawatha College Prep- Northrop |
Hiawatha Collegiate High School |
Highlands Elementary |
Highwood Hills Elementary School |
Hill-Murray |
Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary |
Hills-Beaver Creek Jr./Sr. High |
Hinckley-Finlayson High School |
Holy Rosary Catholic School |
Holy Spirit Catholic School |
Holy Trinity Catholic School |
Hope Academy |
Hopkins High School |
Hopkins West Junior High |
Horace Mann School |
Horizon Middle School East Campus |
Horizon Middle School West Campus |
Houston Elementary School |
Houston High School |
Humboldt High School |
Hutchinson High School |
Hutchinson Middle School |
Hutchinson Middle School ALC |
Immanuel Lutheran School |
Immanuel Lutheran School (Gaylord) |
Immanuel Lutheran School (Plainview) |
Indus School |
International Falls High School |
Irondale High School |
Isanti Middle School |
Isle Secondary |
J.A. Hughes Elementary |
Jackson Elementary School |
Jefferson Community School |
Jefferson Elementary |
John Adams Middle School |
Johnson High School |
Jordan Middle School |
Justice Page Middle School |
Keewatin Elementary School |
Kennedy Community School |
Kennedy Elementary School |
Kenny |
Kimball Area High School |
Kimball Elementary School |
Kingsland High School |
KIPP Legacy Academy |
KIPP NorthStar Academy |
KMS Jr/Sr. High School |
Knights Academy |
Lake Harriet Lower Campus |
Lake Harriet Upper Campus |
Lake of the Woods |
Lakes International Language Academy - Lower School |
Lakeview Christian Academy |
Lakeview Elementary |
Lakeview Secondary School |
LCWM Elementary |
LCWM Secondary |
Le Sueur-Henderson HS/MS |
Level Up Academy |
Liberty Classical Academy |
Lincoln Elementary School |
Lincoln High |
Lincoln Jr./Sr. High School |
Lionsgate Academy - Minnetonka |
Lionsgate Academy Shoreview |
Lionsgate Academy-AIM Program |
Little Mountain Elementary |
LPGE High School |
Lucy Craft Laney |
Lyndale Community School |
MACCRAY High School |
Madelia Elementary |
Madelia High School |
Mahnomen High School |
Mahtomedi High School |
Maple Grove Middle School |
Maple River Secondary |
Maplewood Academy |
Marcy Open School |
Marshall County Central High School |
Marshall High School |
Marshall Middle School |
Maxfield |
Memorial Secondary School |
Metropolitan Open School |
Milaca HIgh School |
Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy |
Minneapolis Academy and Career Center |
Minneota Elementary |
Minnesota Excellence in Learning Academy |
Minnesota Math and Science Academy |
Minnesota New Country School (Elementarty?) |
Minnesota Online High School |
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind |
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf |
Minnesota Virtual School |
Montessori Renaissance Academy |
Montessori School of Duluth |
Monticello High School |
Moorhead High School |
Moose Lake Community School |
Mounds View High School |
Mountain Iron-Buhl High School/Merritt Elementary |
Mt. Lake Christian |
Mt. Olive Lutheran |
MTS Elementary |
MTS Secondary |
Nashwauk-Keewatin High School |
Nawyaee Center School |
New Century School |
New Prague High School |
Newfolden Elementary School |
Nicollet Public School |
Nokomis Montessori North |
Norman County West Elementary |
North Branch Area Public Schools |
North Community High School |
North Education Center |
North Elementary School |
North Junior High |
North Lakes Academy Upper School |
North Shore Community School |
North View Middle School |
North Woods School |
Northeast College Prep |
Northeast Middle School |
Northeast Range |
Northern Lights Academy |
Northland Learning Center |
Northome High School |
Northrop Elementary School |
Northwoods Elementary |
Nova Classical Academy Lower School |
Nova Classical Academy Upper School |
NRHEG Secondary |
Oak Hill Montessori |
Oasis , 401 Building |
Olson Middle School |
Ortonville High School |
Osseo Distance Learning Academy |
Owatonna Christian School |
Owatonna High School |
Owatonna Middle School (OMS) |
PACT Charter School |
Paladin Career and Technical High School |
Park Center SH |
Park High School |
Park Rapids Area High School |
Park Spanish Immersion |
Parkers Prairie Elementary |
Parkers Prairie High School |
PEASE Academy |
Pequot Lakes High School |
Perpich Arts High School |
Peter Hobart Elementary School |
Phoenix Academy |
Pillsbury Elementary |
Pine City Elementary School |
Pine City Junior/Senior High School |
Pine Harbor Christian Academy |
Plymouth Middle School |
Prairie Lakes Education Center |
Pratt Community School |
Prince of Peace Lutheran School |
Prior Lake High School |
Proctor High School |
Progeny Academy |
Project SEARCH-State of MN |
Raleigh Academy |
Ramsey Middle School |
Randolph High School |
Red Cottage Montessori School |
Red Lake County Central High School |
Red Oak Elementary School |
Red River Alternative Learning Center |
Red Rock Central School |
Redwood Valley High School |
Redwood Valley Middle School |
Reede Gray Elementary |
Renville County West |
Richfield Dual Language School |
Richfield Middle School |
Rippleside Elementary |
RiverEast |
Riverview (west school of excellence?) |
Riverview Elementary |
Rochester Arts and Sciences Academy |
ROCORI High School |
Roosevelt High School |
Rosa Parks Charter High School |
Roseau HS |
Roseville Area High School |
Royal Oaks |
RTR Elementary School |
RTR High School |
RTR middle schools |
Rum River East |
Runestone Regional Learning Center |
Rush City High School |
Rushford-Peterson High School |
SAGE Academy Charter School |
SAIL and ALC (River Valley Academy) |
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy |
Saint Helena Catholic School |
Saint Robert Bellarmine Academy |
Saints Peter and Paul School |
Salem Lutheran School |
Salk Middle School |
Samuel Lutheran |
Sandburg Middle School |
Sanford Middle School |
Sauk Centre Secondary School |
Sauk Rapids Rice High School |
Scandia Elementary IB World School |
School of Environmental Studies |
Schoolcraft Learning Community |
Sebeka High School |
Seward Montessori |
Shakopee Area Catholic Schools (SACS) |
Shakopee East Middle School |
Shakopee High School |
Shattuck-St. Mary’s School |
Sibley East High School/Middle School |
Skyview Elementary School |
Sleepy Eye Elementary School |
Sleepy Eye High School |
South Campus |
South Ridge School |
South View Middle School |
Southview Elementary |
Southwest Christian High School |
Southwest High School |
SouthWest Metro High School |
Southwest Middle School |
Spring Grove Public School |
Springfield Elementary |
Springfield Secondary |
St Louis Park Middle School |
St. Agnes School |
St. Anastasia |
St. Anthony Village HS |
St. Bernard’s School |
St. Dominic Catholic School |
St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School |
St. James Middle/High School |
St. John Paul II Catholic School |
St. John the Baptist Catholic Montessori School |
St. Johns Lutheran School |
St. Joseph School |
St. Jude of the Lake |
St. Louis Park High School |
St. Mark Lutheran |
St. Mary's |
St. Mary's Catholic School |
St. Mary's Mission |
St. Paul Academy & Summit School |
St. Paul School of Northern Lights |
St. Paul's Lutheran |
St. Scholastica HSC Academy |
St. Therese Catholic School of Deephaven |
Staples-Motley Elementary |
Stephen Argyle Central Elementary |
Stephen-Argyle Central High School |
Stevens Elementary |
Stewartville High School |
Stewartville Middle School |
Stillwater Area High School |
Sun Path Elementary School |
Sunrise Park Middle School |
Susan Lindgren Elementary School |
Sweeney Elementary School |
Tatanka |
Tech High School |
The International School of Minnesota |
The Journey School |
Thomas Edison High School |
Tokata Learning Center |
Tower-Soudan Elementary |
Tracy Elementary School |
TrekNorth Jr. and Sr. High School |
Tri-City United High School |
Tri-County Secondary |
Trinity Lutheran School |
Triton Elementary |
Twin Cities Academy |
Two Harbors High School |
Ulen-Hitterdal High School |
Underwood School |
Unity High School |
Upper Mississippi Academy |
Upsala High School |
Valentine Hills Elementary |
Valley View Middle School |
VandenBerge Middle School |
Vermilion Country School |
Victory Christian Academy |
Voyager Elementary |
Wabasso Public School |
Waconia High School |
Warroad Elementary School |
Warroad High School and ALC |
Webster Elementary |
West Central Area Learning Center |
West Middle School |
Westbrook-Walnut Grove High School |
Wheaton Secondary School |
Whittier Elementary School |
Willmar Area Learning Center |
Willow Creek Middle School |
Winona Area Learning Center |
Winona Middle School |
Winona Senior High School |
Woodbury High School |
Woodland Elementary |
World Learner School |
Worthington christian school |
Worthington Middle School |
Wrenshall Public School |
Zion Lutheran School |
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