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Friday, Nov. 3, 2000
With 95 Percent of Votes Counted, CNN and CNNfyi.com report that millions of K-12 students across the country have "elected" George W. Bush president of the United States in the National Student/Parent Mock Election held Nov. 2.
CNN was the official election center and vote tallying headquarters for National Student Vote 2000. The historic event marked the first time that national student mock election was held simultaneously in schools and on the Internet.
With 95 percent of votes tallied, following are the preliminary results of National Student Vote 2000:
President and Vice President of the U.S.
Republican George Bush/Dick Cheney 55%Democrat Al Gore/Joe Lieberman 39%Green Ralph Nader/LaDuke 4%
The National Student/Parent Mock Election (NSPME) is managed and directed by The University of Arizona's Eller College in Tucson, Ariz. Alice Jones, NSPME executive director says "the important thing to remember is that this is an educational experience for these students. The National Mock election is celebrating its 20th year of service to America's schools and students, but never has it seemed more important to reach our young people and engage them in their country, its public issues and its elections. This is their chance to be heard."
The Webcasts will be archived at http://www.cnnfyi.com for students, parents and teachers. Click on the "Who Will Lead?" special election section on CNNfyi.com.
Youth-e-Vote: Schools participating in the National Student Vote 2000 voted online this year on the Youth-e-Vote Web Site at http://www.youthevote.net.
National Student Vote 2000 was the largest voter registration project in the country. It was designed to teach students and parents about the voting process and the benefits of civic participation by involving them in a realistic simulation of all aspects of the electoral process.
In the last general election, more than six million elementary, middle school, and high school students, and some of their parents, cast their votes for national and state candidates and voiced their opinions on several important social problems facing America.
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