Civics Education (2021-22)

Mock Election at SMS
November 2021

LWVS coordinated with SMS social studies teachers across all grades to implement a school-wide mock general election on November 1, 2021. Students were provided a specially-prepared, age appropriate Voter’s Guide and offered the same ballot choices that a registered voter residing at the SMS mailing address would have encountered at the polls.

SMS Mock General Election Results

Nearly 1100 students voted on their computers.

NYS PROPOSAL 1: AMENDING THE APPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING PROCESS

SMS voted “Yes” (53.8%)

NYS PROPOSAL 2: RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER AND A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT

SMS voted “Yes” (93.8%)

NYS PROPOSAL 3: ELIMINATING TEN DAY VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

SMS voted “Yes” (61.6%)

NYS PROPOSAL 4: AUTHORIZING NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE BALLOT VOTING

SMS voted “Yes” (58.3%%)

NYS PROPOSAL 5: INCREASING THE JURISDICTION OF THE NEW YORK CIVIL COURT

SMS voted “Yes” (61.4%%)

Westchester County Proposition One: (ethics code of conduct / ethics committee)

SMS voted “Yes”

NY Supreme Court Justice – 9th Judicial District Winners: (voters chose 5)

Robert M. Berliner
Christie L D’Alessio
Thomas R. Davis
Thomas Quinones
James L Hyer

Westchester County Executive

George S. Latimer 63.7%

Westchester County Clerk

Timothy C. Idoni. (59.4%)

Westchester County Legislature (uncontested)

Benjamin Boykin (100%)

Civics Jeopardy at SMS
Fall 2021

All SMS students had the opportunity to test their trivia talents in the weeks surrounding the general election by playing a Civics Jeopardy game created by LWVS volunteers and SMS social studies teachers.

Can you name 2 amendments that expanded voting rights? Or what gives the federal government the authority to conduct a census every 10 years? If not, you may not be smarter than a middle schooler!