Students across the State will to participate in Maine’s mock election this week

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – College students throughout the state can be collaborating in a mock election this week.

Greater than 150 colleges throughout the state have signed up for the mock election which is a convention organized by Maine’s Secretary of State’s workplace.

Previous to the pandemic, the election was executed in Augusta.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says that restricted the variety of colleges that would take part.

Now, the mock election is held just about.

There’s a video choice the place collaborating Okay-12 colleges obtain a video message from each candidate on the poll.

The colleges will obtain a mock election poll that has the alternatives for governor in addition to U-S Congress in each of Maine’s districts.

“We’re actually enthusiastic about this as a result of for individuals voting for the primary time, it may be intimidating,” Bellows stated. “When you’ve got by no means seen a poll, you don’t know the way voting works. or maybe you don’t perceive why for the governor’s race, we don’t have ranked selection voting, however for the Congressional races, it’s ranked selection voting. This offers college students that potential to interact in each.”

The outcomes of the election can be introduced Friday.

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