Studies Weekly Vote is the largest mock election ever held for elementary students in the U.S. The election is being sponsored by American Legacy Publishing. It is an effort to provide students with a civics experience that mirrors the real election. More than 4 million elementary students from all 50 states had pre-registered to vote on Monday. Studies Weekly Election: Studies Weekly Election
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Studies Weekly publishes textbook in a newspaper format
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Mock Election was held Monday, November 3, 2008 Studies Weekly Election: Studies Weekly Election
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Students were allowed to vote on Election Day, November 4, 2008, also because some votes were not counted Studies Weekly Election: Studies Weekly Election
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The issue was caused by a 120 second delay between each vote
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K-12 students nationwide were allowed to participate in the mock election
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Teachers were given a registration number for students to vote for 24 hours
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Students were then able to vote for either Barack Obama or John McCain
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The results were tallied and posted on the Weekly Vote Election website
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Results were broken down by states just like the adult election
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The website does not break down the results by school
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Election allows students to learn about the U.S. political system
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Students were also taught about each candidate before the election
