Welcome to the Kids Voting Saint Paul Website
St. Paul is pleased to bring the Kids Voting program to our schools and community. Kids Voting is a private non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to educating young people about the importance of voting
Recognizing a growing trend of low voter turnout, the Kids Voting program was formed in 1988 as a community-based solution to building a strong generation of voters for the future.
Today, there are more than 10,600 Kids Voting programs in schools nationwide.
The program is unique because it combines civic learning in the classroom with an authentic voting experience that reflects the adult process.
The KVUSA civic learning classroom activities help students develop critical-thinking, information gathering and decision-making skills. Many of the activities incorporate reading, writing and math. The scope of the materials enables use throughout the school year. In addition to the traditional KVUSA voting and elections activities, there also are activities related to the right to vote, democracy, and active citizenship (how to participate in our democracy outside the voting booth).
In 2004, 1.5 million students nationwide, cast a ballot at the official polls or with a new online voting system. St. Paul counted more than 16,500 students who vote in the Kids Voting election. The mayoral race in 2005 saw more than 7,800 students voting online or on paper ballots in the classroom. In the 2006 midterm election, 16,300 students participated -- more than a 60 percent increase over the 2002 midterm participation.
Nationally, nearly 4 million students have the opportunity to participate in KVUSA classroom activities. Teachers in 475 school districts are helping students learn core civic skills and values.
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Newsletter
Kids Voting Newsletter Fall 2006 / Winter 2007
Kids Voting Newsletter Spring/Summer 2006
2006 Results
2006 Kids Voting St. Paul Election Results
2006 Kids Voting Overall Results
2006 Kids Voting Results by School
2005 Results
2005 Online School Board Results
2005 Write-In School Board Results
