Mock Election

Students get to vote in the local, state and national elections.

Why is it important to vote?

• These candidates will decide your taxes, rights and how you live.

•To be an informed and active citizen

Don’t Elect A Scoundrel!

To Preserve Your Freedom.

How to select a Candidate

1.Character- Which person can I trust the most?

2.Qualifications- What education does this person have that would be helpful in the office they are seeking.

3. Experience- What experience does the person have that would help them deal with issues important to you.

4.Charisma-Will this person be able to move people to action.

How is the President Elected?

1. The Electoral college elects the president

2. Each state’s electors are equal to the number of representatives and senators.

3. The candidate with the majority of the electoral votes win.

Electoral votes --How many do each state get?

Can a candidate win the popular vote and loose the election?In 1876 Rutherford B.Hayes beat Samuel Tilden.

Hayes got 48% of the popular vote while Tilden got 51% .

Hayes won 20 states while Tilden won 17.

Hayes won 185 electoral votes while Tilden won 184

Who is running for President?

Democrat

Al Gore

Republican

George W. Bush

Are there “third party candidates?

Yes, but in America’s “winner takes all” elections, they rarely win.

Serve as a protest vote.

Jesse Ventura—Reform Party

Representatives to Washington

How is the number of representatives determined?Population of the stateHow often are representatives elected?Every 2 yearsHow many representatives does Utah get? 3

Utah’s congressional districts

Who is running for the 3 Utah Congressional Districts?

First district

Democrat

Kathleen Collinwoood

Republican

James Hansen

Who is running for the 3 Utah Congressional Districts?

Second district

Democrat

James Matheson

Republican

Derek Smith

Who is running for the 3 Utah Congressional Districts?

Third district

Democrat

Donald Dunn

Republican

Chris Cannon

Senators to Washington

How many senators do each state get?

2 per state

How often are Senators elected?

6 years

Who are Utah’s current Senators?

Orrin Hatch, Robert Bennett

Who is running for the Senate?

Democrat

Scott Howell

Republican

Orrin Hatch

Utah’s Governor

How often does the governor get elected in Utah?

Who is the current Governor?

Mike Leavitt

Every four years

Who is running for Governor?

Democrat

Bill Orton

Republican

Michael Leavitt

Utah State Senate

How many senators are in the Utah State Senate?– 29

How long is their term?– Four years

Map of Senate districts

Who is running for our senate?

Democrat

Jed Mitchell

Republican

Bill Wright

Utah Representatives to House

How often are House members elected?– Every two years

How many members of the House are there?– 75

Map of House districts

Who is running for Spanish Fork’s Representative??

Democrat

John Nielsen

Republican

Glenn Way

Who is running for Payson and County Representative?

Democrat

Paul Meredith

Republican

Darin Peterson

What is an initiative or referendum?

People collect 10% of the populations signatures.

Initiative becomes law if it passes the election with a majority.

What is a proposition?

To amend the Utah Constitution, the people have to approve the change

Usually, not real major issues