[BHS etree] STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Mock Election results

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Contact: 
Chris Young [mailto:cyoung at berkeley.k12.ca.us] 

Wow!  1,432 students voted yesterday in the mock election held on
campus. 
The election results for our school are posted at: 

http://lwvbae.org/mockBHS2008-primary1.htm

The results for the entire state (450 schools in the state, 230,000
students
participated) are posted here:  

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/studentmockelection_08_results.htm

Some interesting statistics for comparison!!

BHS ELECTION RESULTS SUMMARY:
- Barack Obama was the overwhelming winner of the presidential primary
with 65.8% of the vote.  A distant second was Hillary Clinton with
16.56% of the vote.  

- Ballot Measure 1 - Should vehicle reg. fees by based in part on
pollution output of vehicle? - YES!

- Ballot Measure 2 - Should every eligible citizen be required to
vote? -
NO!    Note: This is the law in Brazil.  

- Ballot Measure 3 - Should people who use text, IM, social networking
sites to bully/harass be protected under 1st amendment? - NO!


Chris Young
Interim Director of Student Activities
Berkeley High School
1980 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA  94704
Office - 510.644.8990
Fax - 510.548.4221