Some 851 students and teachers registered to vote in the mock elections, which are held every four years for the presidential elections.
Humanities teacher Chris Ellinger and his students manned the mock election voting booths in front of the theater on Nov. 6.
“Mock elections are an opportunity for students who can’t legally vote to participate in a simulated election similar to the one the U.S. is involved in,” Ellinger said.
Even though Ellinger helped and managed the mock election, it was all student directed – the students created the registration forms, went out and manned the stations during lunch, created the posters and the videos.
“We tried to mimic the challenges of running an election. The kids have done a great job. They’re excited. They get frustrated, they get mad. People don’t want them to have interest in it. Reality is, not everybody cares,” Ellinger said.
The Snohomish County election office also provided six privacy voting booths, an official ballot box and “I voted” stickers to give to those who voted Tuesday.
Candidate/Initiative
Total (computer)
Male
Female
9th
10th
11th
12th
Staff
# Voters
510
255
247
114
170
138
74
14
President
Obama
388
179
197
85
127
110
55
11
Romney
119
66
48
34
37
29
18
1
Senator
Cantwell
350
172
187
79
111
103
50
7
Baumgartner
143
91
56
36
48
36
19
4
Governor
Inslee
312
145
167
68
92
97
46
9
McKenna
180
99
78
47
62
41
27
3
I-1240
Yes
234
123
111
58
74
67
29
6
No
264
131
136
58
83
72
44
7
I-502
Yes
262
129
125
59
80
79
36
8
No
230
118
111
58
80
55
33
4
R74
Approved
382
167
207
89
120
106
56
11
Rejected
119
73
40
27
42
31
18
1