Mock Election 2016

MOCK ELECTION FOR ALL ARCADIA STUDENTS- NOV. 8, 2016

Arcadia teachers Clayton Guy, Shannon Paloma (and the entire Social Studies dept), the Arcadia Student Politicians Club, StuGo, and the PTO organized a Mock Election for all students on Election Day.  Students had the opportunity to vote during Social Studies classes and during the lunch hour.  The paper ballot had the following contests/ questions:  

• President/ Vice President
• Arizona US Senator
• Judicial Retention (AZ Supreme Court Justice)
• Prop 206 (minimum wage)

The Mock Election was conducted in a non-partisan manner and monitored by teachers and parents.  ​

Mock Election main organizers from left to right:
​Shannon Paloma (teacher), students: Joe Bjornson, Joey Julian and Emma Wieck, Clayton Guy (teacher), and Heidi Staudenmaier (PTO/ election liaison)

​STUDENTS

​​Students were the main force behind the success of the on-campus election.  ANN publicized the election, club students made individual voting booths for privacy, StuGo counted the ballots and tallied votes as they came in throughout the day, and 80% of Titans took time to vote!

VOLUNTEERS

PTO had more than enough volunteers... actually had to turn some people away.  What an amazing community!!   During lunch, Mr. Guy and Heidi had volunteers on campus encouraging students to vote and directing them to the voting area in the auditorium.  Once inside, volunteers checked ID's and handed out ballots, guided students to open voting booths, monitored voting, and collected ballots.​

RESULTS
80% participated in the election!
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PRESIDENT
Trump 450         Clinton 563         Johnson 138       Stein 53

SENATOR
McCain 745        Kirkpatrick 279        Swing 147

JUDICIAL RETENTION
Yes 753               No 298

​PROP 206
Yes 568                No  374