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information, contact </span></font><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Chris Young,</span></font><font
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>California Students Weigh in on
November Ballot Choices </span></font></b></strong><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>SACRAMENTO</span></font></b> –<font
color=black><span style='color:black'> More than 105,000 </span></font>elementary,
middle school and high school<font color=black><span style='color:black'>
students from nearly 400 schools across the state participated in the </span></font>2010
MyVote California Student Mock Election<font color=black><span
style='color:black'>.  Students cast ballots for the gubernatorial and
U.S. Senate contests, and California’s nine ballot measures.  </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Headed up by Secretary of State Debra
Bowen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, the MyVote
California Student Mock Election is<i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>a
hands-on civic engagement project for students across the state.  </span></font>The
mock election program provided teachers with resources and materials to broaden
their civics lessons and make the November 2 General Election a teachable
moment.  <o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“While many of the students participating in the mock election
aren’t old enough to vote alongside their parents on Tuesday, it was
great to see so many of them put on their training wheels and get excited about
democracy,” said Secretary Bowen, California’s chief elections
officer.  “I hope all students who participated will push their
parents or other adults in their lives to turn out for the real statewide
election on Tuesday.   The ultimate goal is to get every student who
cast a mock election ballot hooked on democracy and to be a voter for
life.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Current and past mock election results, including lists of
participating schools, are available at <a
href="http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/studentmockelection.htm"><span
title="http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/studentmockelection.htm">www.sos.ca.gov/elections/studentmockelection.htm</a><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The 2010 mock election results</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>, </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'>below, are based on returns from 389 participating
schools.  Results will be updated as more schools report their
information.  </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Governor                                             Votes                        Percentage
of Total Vote</span></font></u></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Chelene
Nightingale (AI)                        5,186                                      4.93%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jerry
Brown (D)                                   51,305                                    48.79%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Laura
Wells (G)                                      6,140                                      5.84%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dale F.
Ogden (L)                                  3,056                                      2.91%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Carlos
Alvarez (PF)                             15,814                                    15.04%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Meg
Whitman (R)                                23,644                                    22.49%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>U.S. Senate                                          Votes                         Percentage
of Total Vote</span></font></u></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Edward
C. Noonan (AI)                         5,982                                      6.08%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Barbara
Boxer (D)                               47,707                                    48.46%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Duane Roberts (G)                                7,149                                      7.26%<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gail K. Lightfoot (L)                                4,295                                      4.36%<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Marsha
Feinland (PF)                          11,295                                    11.47%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Carly
Fiorina (R)                                  22,014                                    22.36%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>

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<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ballot Measures                                     Yes    Percentage                   No   Percentage 
</span></font></u></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Proposition
19                                               
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font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Legalize
Marijuana                               52,587            51.68%             49,171            48.32%</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposition 20<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Congressional
Redistricting                 40,881            44.96%             50,052            55.04%</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Proposition 21</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Vehicle
Surcharge                               56,004            56.91%             42,403            43.09%</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposition 22<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Use of Local
Funds                              55,766            59.91%             37,319            40.09%</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposition 23<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Air Pollution Law                                  48,868            50.36%             48,168            49.64%</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposition 24<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Business Tax
Change                          50,346            55.48%             40,398            44.52%</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposition 25 <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Majority Vote Budget                           49,009            52.60%             44,161            47.40%<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposition 26 <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>2/3 Vote for Fees                                 49,926            56.25%             38,825           
43.75%</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposition 27<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>

<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>End Redistricting
Commission            43,285            49.47%             44,215            50.53%</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h2>

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